London, April 7th, 2022:- A week that opened with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lambasting governments and industry for their climate inaction, and the IPCC’s Climate Mitigation report criticising the poor climate governance of international shipping, is set to close with the UN’s shipping agency, the IMO, again kicking climate concerns into the long grass, by failing to reduce the climate impacts on the Arctic fromthe black carbon emissions responsible for 20% of shipping’s climate...
2022 is a milestone year for marine environmental protection with HELMEPA celebrating its 40th anniversary since the Association’s founding. It was in 1982 that Greek...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/22/helmepa-40-years-of-activity-for-the-health-of-our-oceans/
London, 18 March 2022 – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), which will see the parties work together to advance the industry’s understanding of ocean bathymetry, and in support of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Seabed 2030 – a flagship programme of the Ocean...
A Red Letter Oi 2022 opening day for the SUT and the MTS
· Captain Don Walsh at Oi 2022 to present the SUT/MTS Award made in his name to Victor Vescovo and Patrick Lahey in recognition of their contribution to ocean exploration
· Presentation by Vescovo and Lahey – 2021 winners of the SUT/MTS Captain Don Walsh Award
· SUT-moderated session on Women in Industry
· A chance to find out more about...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/03/a-red-letter-oi-2022-opening-day-for-the-sut-and-the-mts/
Fugro to showcase its cutting-edge remote solutions and carbon neutral vision at Oi 2022
Fugro is back at Oceanology International (Oi), the global conference and exhibition that showcases the latest ocean technologies and developments. Fugro will shine a spotlight on their cutting-edge remote and autonomous solutions that not only reduce carbon emissions, but enable safer, more efficient...
As EU celebrates 30 years of Natura 2000, NGOs call for these areas to be actually ‘protected’ and for an EU-wide trawl ban in them
Despite a six-fold increase of the Natura 2000 surface at sea in the last 20 years, most threatened marine habitats and species remain in poor conservation status
Strasbourg – As the EU celebrates the 30th anniversary of Natura 2000, NGOs highlight EU countries’ lax implementation of EU nature laws and permissiveness towards widespread destructive fishing, resulting...
The Canada Pavilion at OI2022
Visit the Canada Pavilion at Oceanology International 2022
At OI2022, the Canada Pavilion (E400&401) will host many Canadian ocean tech companies. Featured companies are world-leaders in their fields with specializations in nearly every sector. The Canada Pavilion is a must-visit for any OI2022 attendee.
| Canada is leading the way in ocean tech. Our ocean industry is changing the way the world views ocean business. Canada’s research ecosystem brings together world... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/17/the-canada-pavilion-at-oi2022/
ECB monetary policy seeks to flee from climate change consequences
Monday 14 February 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.7.1
Commentary: ECB must choose fight, not flight, on climate change
By Rens van Tilburg and Aleksander Simić
‘Fight or flight?’ When it comes to climate change, the global community has decided that it needs to put up a fight. This is seemingly not the way the European Central Bank views things. As part of its monetary strategy review, it concluded that climate should be considered in setting...
Draghi puts presidency plans on hold; we need a World Climate Organisation
Tuesday 1 February 2022 Vol.13 Ed.5.2
Commentary: Draghi remains prime minister, but change is coming
By Holger Schmieding in London
Italy has decided: Sergio Mattarella stays on as president, Mario Draghi remains prime minister. Mattarella, at 80, had not sought a second term and only agreed to continue after the electoral college failed to find a majority for any other candidate. Draghi, 74, has had to postpone his...
Hopeful future for endangered whales thanks to funding boost
An important marine monitoring programme will help piece together vital information on a number of critically endangered marine species, including the North Atlantic right whale.
Thanks to new funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (US), and the Marine Biological...