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A new consortium in Norway gathers to establish a groundbreaking offshore wind centre (16.06.2023)
Offshore Wind 2040 (OW2040) is on track to become a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) by the end of 2024. If the Research Council of Norway approves the FME application, OW2040 could become a world-leading hub for offshore wind development.
Denne steinen er fra havbunnen og er bygget av små stilker skapt av jernspisende bakterier.
Diving into deep-sea mining would be reckless (07.06.2023)
“We ask for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining until more research has been conducted on the consequences of such interventions for life in the ocean. Norway must take an international initiative for more research into this,” says biology professor Lise Øvreås from the University of Bergen on World Ocean Day.
Crushing waves, Ireland, Co. Kerry
COMFORT project warns of irreversible damage to marine environment (05.06.2023)
Climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten our oceans. The EU-COMFORT project calls for imminent greenhouse gas reduction to limit irreversible damage.