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New website to track daily CO2 levels as planet hits 400 ppmAs atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide approach hit the milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm), a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States has launched a website [a href="http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/"]http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/[/a] that will publish daily readings of CO2 concentrations, an online resource he hopes will drive home the urgent threat of rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Published 30 April 2013 in Climate ChangeCrown Estate launches new wave and tidal knowledge sharing hubThe Crown Estate has launched a new website to support collaboration in the emerging wave and tidal industry. Called the Wave and Tidal Knowledge Network, the website will make it easier for organisations to share information with each other and help deliver industry growth.
Published 30 April 2013 in Climate ChangePaper recycling initiatives invited to apply for European awardThe European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) is inviting NGOs, educational institutes, local authorities and industry to apply for the Fourth European Paper Recycling Award to help recognise their efforts in implementing many innovative projects to enhance paper recycling across Europe, and to inspire others to copy good practices. The award will identify projects, initiatives and campaigns that contribute to European sustainability through supporting paper recycling.
Published 30 April 2013 in Sustainability and Climate ChangeNew funding for recycling and food waste behaviour change projectsZero Waste Scotland has just opened the application process for the Volunteer and Community Advocate Programme. Successful applicants will be grant funded to deliver community engagements that will change behaviours in targeted areas to deliver both increased household recycling and reduced household food waste.
Published 30 April 2013 in Footprint and Sustainable ConsumptionNew guide showcases fresh approaches to adaptation in Scotland’s public sector“Adapting to Climate Change: An introduction for Public Sector policy makers, resource managers and practitioners”, has just been updated by Adaptation Scotland to meet the demand for information about climate change impacts and adaptation. Originally published in 2011, Adaptation Scotland hopes that the updated guide will continue to be used within Scotland’s public sector to raise awareness of the consequences of climate change and extreme weather impacts.
Published 23 April 2013 in Sustainability and Climate ChangeAberdeenshire Council shortlisted for three transport awardsAberdeenshire Council’s transportation service has been shortlisted in three categories for the 2013 Scottish Transport Awards.
Published 23 April 2013 in Sustainability and Climate ChangeResource Efficient Scotland launchedA new programme to help the public sector and business to manage energy, water and materials costs was launched last week. Resource Efficient Scotland (RES), managed by Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), brings together this expertise into a single service for the first time, aiming to make it easier for Scottish organisations and businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to make savings and become more sustainable.
Published 23 April 2013 in Sustainability and Climate ChangeFife Renewables Innovation Centre officially openedFife Energy Park’s flagship development, the Fife Renewables Innovation Centre, was officially opened last week by the Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change. The £3m, state of the art facility is a centre of excellence for the renewables sector.
Published 23 April 2013 in BusinessNew films launched on Earth Day focus on climate changeTwo new films focussing on climate change were launched on Monday – World Earth Day. Thin Ice visited researchers on four continents and the ocean as they studied the changes in the atmosphere, oceans and ice sheets.
Published 23 April 2013 in Climate ChangeSSN members showcase Scotland’s adaptation workTwo members of the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) were among representatives from Scottish organisations highlighting Scotland’s work on climate change adaptation at the first European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Hamburg, Germany, recently. The conference was attended by over 700 experts, policy makers and practitioners from across the world, and covered issues ranging from strategies for Europe’s coasts, mountains and cities, to the influence of climate change on the energy sector.
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