24 Sep 2024
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has submitted advice to the Defra Secretary of State on reviewing and updating Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan. Steve Reed, Secretary of State Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has announced a review of the EIP with the intention of developing ‘ambitious new plans to save nature’. He has formally requested […]
24 Sep 2024
The OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World summarises the state of the science of environmental effects of marine renewable energy (MRE) and serves as an update and a complement to the 2020 State of the Science Report. While the research and monitoring findings prior […]
24 Sep 2024
Enhanced mapping of the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is being made available to the public for the first time, providing greater insight into the occurrence of earthquake hazard across an area of seabed that the country holds exclusive rights to, including those for energy production. The updated modelling from British Geological Survey (BGS) comes […]
24 Sep 2024
A new report from marine NGO Seas At Risk warns that all targets will be missed unless the industry embraces transformative change. The “One Planet Shipping” report emphasises that drastic changes are essential if the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is to meet its decarbonisation goals of 30% by 2030, 80% by 2040, and complete decarbonisation […]
24 Sep 2024
The Menter Môn-led Marine Characterisation Research Project (MCRP) recently announced that Natural Resources Wales successfully discharged its Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (EMMP). Developed in collaboration with environmental stakeholders and an advisory group, the EMMP is a critical component of the marine licence granted to the Morlais tidal energy project. It ensures the safety of […]
24 Sep 2024
Small marine crustaceans, like Antarctic krill, are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study reveals that krill store comparable amounts of carbon to ‘blue carbon’ habitats such as mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrasses. Lead author Dr. Emma Cavan from Imperial College London said, […]
20 Sep 2024
The UK has become the first nation to map and estimate the amount of carbon stored in its seabed habitats, including in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The Blue Carbon Mapping Project, completed by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) on behalf of WWF, The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB, reveals that 244 million tonnes […]
18 Sep 2024
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed has convened a new Floods Resilience Taskforce to turbocharge the development of flood defences and bolster the nation’s resilience to extreme weather. The Taskforce brings together the Secretary of State and Floods Minister Emma Hardy with representatives from Defra, MHCLG, Home Office, Cabinet Office, […]
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