Meri Foundation News Today

The first half of COP28 has been marred by controversy and “conflicts of interest” after it emerged that the event president and oil magnate, Sultan Al Jaber, had made claims that there is “no science” to suggest a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed if global temperature rises are to be restricted to 1.5°C. 

A new report on the blue economy produced during Monaco Ocean Week has been released for policy makers and will now form part of key climate change conferences across the world.

As noise pollution grows in the depths of the world’s oceans, whale populations, which rely heavily on sound for orientation and communication, are suffering. The Chilean government is deploying a network of hi-tech buoys to help protect the giant marine mammals and the wider ecosystem.