Singapore to Expand Ocean CO2 Removal Project as Scientists Call for More Research
, he said."What is needed today is to shorten the experimental timeline, and that really demands much more funding," he said."If somebody came up with a few billion dollars, I believe we would accelerate these programs to the level that is really needed."(Reuters - Reporting by David Stanway Editing by Alexandra Hudson
Canada's TMC to Seek Seabed Mining License in 2024
in the teeth" for those countries."It's clear that trying to mine the oceans is becoming politically toxic - even more so with zero rules in place. This is bullish talk to try and force governments into rushed decisions, but it will come back to bite them."(Reuters - Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Barbara Lewis
Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Biodiversity 25 Times More Than Land-Based Mining, Report Says
difficult weather conditions... there is a huge issue about the technological development and the funding needed for that," said Kaja Loenne Fjaertoft a senior advisor at Sustainable Oceans with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).(Reuters - Reporting by Clara Denina; Additional reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Emma Rumney and Aurora Ellis)Image source: https://www.geomar.de/news/article/tiefseebergbau-transparentes-umweltmanagement-muss-gewaehrleistet-werde
Nations Secure UN Global High Seas Biodiversity Pact
the 2015 Paris Agreement on tackling climate change."It is also a victory for the UN and the global system that we have managed to deliver such an important agreement at a very challenging time,” Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said in a written statement.(Reuters - Reporting by David Stanway in Singapore and Andrew Gray in Brussels; Editing by William Mallard and Ros Russell
China's Guangdong to Move Data Centers Undersea to Cut Power Use
the impact of higher water temperatures and noise pollution from undersea data centres on surrounding marine life.China's industry ministry said this year it would urge data centers to make full use of renewable energy and encourage them to build their own renewable power plants.(Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Edwina Gibbs
China Pursuing Bigger Ocean Carbon Sinks to Help Meet Climate Goals
organic matter.The coastal province of Zhejiang plans to establish more algae and shellfish breeding facilities dedicated to improving its carbon sink capacity, and will look to bring carbon sink products into its provincial carbon sink trading market over 2021-2025.(Reporting by Muyu Xu and David Stanway, Additional reporting by Ryan Woo Editing by Shri Navaratnam
China Vows to Tackle Pollution in Bohai Sea
that China has been unable so far to resolve major coastal pollution problems in Bohai or reduce the flow of pollutants entering the sea.China aims to put around 30 percent of its coastal waters off limits to development as part of its ecological "red line" scheme, Ke said.(Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Tom Hogue
China to take action against 'uncontrolled' hydro on Yangtze
.China's giant state-owned power developers have also complained that the large number of small and poorly designed hydropower plants has reduced water flows and eroded the economic viability of their own large-scale hydropower projects on some rivers in the country's southwest.(Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Tom Hogue
February 2024
