Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Carcass of giant fin whale draws scores of onlookers to Alaska beach https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/carcass-giant-fin-whale-draws-scores-onlookers-alaska-beach <p>Endangered whale measuring 47ft washes up in Anchorage as scientists seek explanation for animal’s death</p> <p>An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/carcass-giant-fin-whale-draws-scores-onlookers-alaska-beach" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:46:13 +0000 admin 97997 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Salmon are ‘coming home’ to spawn in Klamath River after dams are removed https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/salmon-are-coming-home-spawn-klamath-river-after-dams-are-removed <p>Years long fight by local tribes has paid off after four dams, which had blocked passage for fish for decades, came down</p> <p>A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/salmon-are-coming-home-spawn-klamath-river-after-dams-are-removed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:47:33 +0000 admin 97996 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/china-and-india-should-not-be-called-developing-countries-several-cop29-delegates-say <p>Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’</p> <p>China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries in the same way as some of the poorest African nations are, according to a growing number of delegates from poorer country at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/cop29">Cop29 UN climate talks</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/china-and-india-should-not-be-called-developing-countries-several-cop29-delegates-say" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:16 +0000 admin 97994 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/england-s-national-parks-facing-financial-peril-due-budget-cuts-say-ceos <p>Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’</p> <p>England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.</p> <p>The chief executives told the Guardian that soon the spaces would become “paper parks” designated by a “brown sign on the motorway” and they will have to “turn the lights off, close the doors and put up closed signs” if the cuts go ahead.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/england-s-national-parks-facing-financial-peril-due-budget-cuts-say-ceos" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:00:08 +0000 admin 97993 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035 https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/paris-agreement-working-australian-minister-tells-cop29-much-deeper-cuts-needed-2035 <p>Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/paris-agreement-working-australian-minister-tells-cop29-much-deeper-cuts-needed-2035" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:04:40 +0000 admin 97992 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org What we’ve learned in the five years since our first environment pledge https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/what-we-ve-learned-five-years-our-first-environment-pledge <p>An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/19/the-guardian-environment-pledge-2024">The Guardian environment pledge 2024</a></strong></li> <li><strong>Support urgent, independent climate journalism <a href="https://support.theguardian.com/uk/contribute?utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB&amp;utm_content=CLIMATE_PLEDGE_24&amp;utm_campaign=CLIMATE_PLEDGE_24&amp;utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_EDITORIAL_LINK&amp;utm_term=CLIMATE_PLEDGE_24&amp;pre-auth-ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F">today</a></strong></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/what-we-ve-learned-five-years-our-first-environment-pledge" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:47 +0000 admin 97991 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hundreds-lobbyists-industrial-farming-attend-cop29-climate-summit <p>Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegations</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2024/nov/19/cop29-climate-summit-live-updates-world-leaders-in-baku-azerbaijan">Cop29 climate summit – live updates</a></li> </ul> <p>Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, analysis shows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hundreds-lobbyists-industrial-farming-attend-cop29-climate-summit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:14 +0000 admin 97989 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Construction is the world’s biggest polluter, yet Labour still refuses to tackle it | Simon Jenkins https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/construction-world-s-biggest-polluter-yet-labour-still-refuses-tackle-it-simon-jenkins <p>Refurbishing an old building is subject to full VAT, but it isn’t if you build a polluting new one. The government’s priorities are all wrong</p> <p>You can damn oil companies, abuse cars, insult nimbys, kill cows, befoul art galleries. But you must never, ever criticise the worst offender of all. The construction industry is sacred to both the left and the right. It may be the world’s greatest polluter, but it is not to be criticised. It is the elephant in the global-heating room.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/construction-world-s-biggest-polluter-yet-labour-still-refuses-tackle-it-simon-jenkins" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:33 +0000 admin 97990 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Starmer says most farmers won’t be affected by inheritance tax change as Clarkson tells rally it’s a ‘hammer blow’ – as it happened https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-says-most-farmers-won-t-be-affected-inheritance-tax-change-clarkson-tells-rall <p>Jeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’</p> <p>In an interview with the BBC, <strong>Steve Reed</strong>, the environment secretary, defended imposing inheritance tax on some farms when Labour said in opposition that it was not planning to do that. Asked why the government changed its mind, he replied:</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-says-most-farmers-won-t-be-affected-inheritance-tax-change-clarkson-tells-rall" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:47:01 +0000 admin 97988 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Starmer denies mounting class war as farmers claim they have been ‘betrayed’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-denies-mounting-class-war-farmers-claim-they-have-been-betrayed <p>Prime minister says government is taking balanced approach amid protest in Westminster over proposed inheritance tax changes </p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-denies-mounting-class-war-farmers-claim-they-have-been-betrayed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:47:43 +0000 admin 97986 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org