Global Climate Change
Global Climate Change
£5.1M Government Funding Secured To Develop Wave Energy Device, Oyster 2
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power received a major boost on 2 February 2010 when it secured £5.1 million of public funding to support the manufacture of its second generation wave energy device, Oyster 2, which will be manufactured later this year for testing at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (EMEC) in 2011.
Feb 2, 2010, 1:54pm
Global Climate Change
United Nations (UN) Completes Greenhouse Gas Inventory: Challenge Now To Cut Back Emissions
After one of the most wide-ranging and painstaking exercises ever undertaken across the United Nations system, the organization on October 15, 2009 announced its greenhouse gas footprint as part of a first step to manage these emissions down. The work, coordinated by the UN’s Environment Management Group (EMG), has covered emissions arising from the various UN agencies and its headquarters as well as field operations and peacekeeping missions in Africa and beyond.
Dec 15, 2009, 9:01pm
Global Climate Change
Assessing Biofuels Report Helps Give Greater Clarity to Burning Issue
International Panel Launches Wide-Ranging Assessment on Environmental Pros and Cons of Crop-Based Fuels, Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels. The report concludes that a far more sophisticated approach needs to be taken when developing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly energy option.
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Nov 27, 2009, 5:01pm
Global Climate Change
Hydro-electric Wave Energy Device “Oyster” Launched Off the Coast of Scotland
The wave energy industry took a major stride forward on 20 November 2009 when the world’s largest working hydro-electric wave energy device, known as ‘Oyster,’ was officially launched by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MP, MSP at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The device, developed by wave energy company Aquamarine Power, is currently the world’s only hydro-electric wave energy device which is producing power.
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Nov 24, 2009, 10:19pm
Global Climate Change
Healthy Oceans A Key to Combating Climate Change According to New Rapid Response Report
Seagrasses to Salt Marshes Among the Most Cost Effective Carbon Capture and Storage Systems on the Planet. A new Rapid Response Report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. A combination of reducing deforestation on land, allied to restoring the coverage and health of these marine ecosystems could deliver up to 25% of the emissions reductions needed to avoid 'dangerous' climate change.
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Oct 23, 2009, 11:19pm
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