Category Archives: ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ

The Future of SEC Regulation and How to Prepare

Helping investors make better decisions may be the driving force. But the reality is that the U.S. may be moving closer to mandated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures for the first time.On March 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed ESG disclosures rule that would require public companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other climate change risks. Join us to learn more about what this regulation means, how it will impact your organization and what you can do to prepare. Moderator: Grant Harrison, Director & Senior Analyst, Sustainable Finance & ESG GreenBiz Group Speakers: Dan Quintas, Director of Product Management, ESG & Sustainability Cloud, OneTrust Adblock test (Why?)

How can energy storage maximize decarbonization? This new consortium has an idea

There’s a new alliance in town: The Energy Storage Solutions Consortium. With founding members including Meta, REsurety, Broad Reach Power, the consortium has a vision: provide the tools needed to assess and maximize emission reductions from energy storage.  Energy storage has a starring role in our new, decarbonized future. It’s often called the “linchpin technology” of the energy transition, with the promise of complementing clean, cheap intermittent energy resources — namely wind and solar — to displace dirty energy resources. With grid-scale energy storage poised for significant growth, getting this right today could have exponential impacts tomorrow.  But realizing energy storage’s full decarbonization benefits requires the deployments to optimize for emission reductions. And that isn’t a given. Doesn’t energy storage always reduce emissions? Nope. Energy storage projects are financed and structured to maximize return on investment. Often they make money through selling energy at market rates to the grid, determined by electricity’s supply and demand at a given moment. Grid operators go for the cheapest resource first, then work their way up to more expensive resources as needed — known as the merit order. That incentivizes storage projects to save energy for times when rates are higher — which may not align with maximum decarbonization benefits.  Consider a  a wind farm. When the farm is generating power, rates may be quite low, as neighboring wind farms are likely also generating cheap energy. It may be more financially attractive to save the energy for when rates are higher — even if that means other dirty generation sources need to come online.  If the goal is to decarbonize the power sector (and it is), we need to change the financial model for these projects. That requires two innovations: emissions related to energy generation in real time, and the incentivization of emission reductions.  Do we know real-time emissions information for energy generation?  Better understanding where and when emissions are created is key to decarbonizing the power sector — and the objective of the Energy Storage Solutions Consortium.  The consortium aims to create an open-source, third-party-verified methodology to quantify the emission reduction benefits of energy storage, giving organizations visibility into the true impact of new energy storage deployments, according to a release. The methodology could provide guidance on where to deploy stored energy to align with net zero goals. The process is deceptively simple: It measures the tons of emissions displaced through the charging and discharging of energy storage facilities at specific locations and points in time. In order to do this, the consortium’s energy market calculate real-time, location-based emissions displaced as a result of clean energy resources  — a concept called “locational marginal emissions.”  As more organizations are looking towards reaching 24/7 carbon free energy, a cottage industry has popped up with innovators looking to better understand real-time emissions. Many of the organizations I’ve been watching in this space have joined this consortium, including REsurety, WattTime, Clearloop and Microsoft.  The collaboration between these early movers is worth watching as they create customer-facing products that drive decarbonization.  How can we better incentivize emission reductions?  As with all capital-intensive, privately funded projects, energy storage capability requires funding. So the puzzle becomes, how can we structure deals to send price signals that align with emission reductions?  One of the consortium’s founding members, Meta, is piloting a new financial structure to explore this question. The tech giant selected three of its Texas energy storage projects, with a combined capacity of 9.9 megawatts (MW), for which it will compensate the project developer based on the emission reductions they create.  The pilot, which Meta detailed in a blog post, is designed to test if this twist will lead to meaningful emissions reduction. Meta will take a look at the success of the program in June 2023, using the consortium’s tool to verify the outcomes.  If successful and scaled, it could have major decarbonization potential. According to Meta, Texas’ ERCOT power grid currently has 1.5 GW of standalone storage in operation, with 38.2 GW in the interconnection queue. If the methodology is correct, that energy storage could result in the equivalent of 2.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide reductions.  Adblock test (Why?)

Michael Strahan is embracing ‘nature tech’ — why you should care

Former New York Giants football player and "Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan in early September launched a skincare line including beard wash, shaving products and moisturizer formulated and manufactured by Evolved By Nature, a Boston-based biotechnology startup developing petrochemical replacements formulated from natural silk protein.The development is notable as yet another example of innovation made possible by technology that builds on, amplifies or measures the power of nature — it’s an emerging subcategory of climate tech some experts have dubbed "nature tech." I like to think of these technologies as either mimicking the Earth’s ecosystems or focusing explicitly on accelerating natural systems’ inherent ability to regenerate. There have been literally dozens of funding and partnership announcements related to this space during the past month alone, if my bloated inbox is any indication. As suggested by a white paper published this week by the coalition Nature4Climate, the term nature tech can be used to describe a broad range of applied and information technologies all focused on this goal — helping scale nature-based solutions to climate change. Those who are exploring and developing the category further split nature tech into four categories:  ecosystem and biodiversity monitoring mechanisms enabled by satellites, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors, DNA testing and other scientific approaches;  deployment solutions, such as drones, for reforestation or ecosystem restoration;  verification approaches, often based on blockchain and artificial intelligence, that can be used for accounting and disclosure; and applications and software that helps create marketplaces for nature-based solutions, connecting them with would-be investors or buyers. "We see these technologies as strengthening the case for nature-based climate solutions," said Shyla Raghav, co-founder and chief portfolio and partnership officer for media organization Time’s new CO2 initiative, still operating in stealth mode. Raghav was one expert who provided input for the white paper, for which I contributed the foreword. "They help demonstrate the degree of permanence," she said, underscoring a primary benefit of nature tech solutions. She added, later in our conversation: "Nature tech is really going to be a critical accelerant for bringing nature-based solutions to scale." The early pioneers of nature tech Chances are, you’ve already heard about many ventures taking up the nature tech mantle.  Consider the aforementioned Evolved By Nature, which raised $120 million in Series C funding in June. It falls under the nature tech category of "deployment" — because its approach uses principles of biomimicry, biology and chemistry to call upon nature to help eliminate the use of fossil fuels-derived products. The startup’s product, Activated Silk, can serve as a replacement for certain petrochemicals in skincare or that act as protective coatings for leather and textiles. Meanwhile, the mulberry trees grown to feed the silkworms provide regenerative benefits to the agricultural lands and communities in which they are planted. The substance itself helps displace a petrochemical alternative. The Michael Strahan skincare line is using Activated Silk 33B, a polypeptide that naturally boosts skin barriers.  Another example of a company using technology on behalf of nature is Living Carbon, which is genetically modifying poplar trees to sequester more carbon and concentrated metals, such as nickel.  Also falling under the deployment category of nature tech is a series of drone startups focused on helping scale reforestation or ecosystem restoration including DroneDeploy, backed with more than $142 million, which has an active practice focused on forestry management; DroneSeed, championing "rapid" reforestation; Dendra Systems, focused on managing land and biodiversity restoration; and Sentera, which supports agronomists with decision-making.  Other ventures defy a simple label, such as Terraformation, which is using solar panels, desalination and native seeds to reforest desertified microsystems in places such as Hawaii. Terraformation this week announced a relationship with Eden Reforestation Projects, self-described as the "world’s largest nonprofit restoration organization." Under the partnership, Eden will use Terraformation’s seed banking technology to cultivate nearly 160 biodiverse, native seeds for projects in Kenya and Mozambique. One of the most active — and probably the largest — categories of nature tech centers on monitoring, reporting and verification. This includes satellite ventures, as well as blockchain and artificial intelligence services sprouting to monitor and manage more precisely the carbon-sequestering services of forests, agricultural land, wetlands and the like. The nonprofit Ctrees, led by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Sassan Saatchi, launched a global platform that plans to provide operational-level data for first carbon projects starting in early 2023. Many entrepreneurs are chasing this space. Another oft-mentioned startup attracting substantial investments is Pachama, which uses data from sensors, satellites and other data collection resources to measure carbon sequestered by forests. Its $55 million Series B funding included investors Future Positive, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Lowercarbon Capital, along with celebrities including Serena Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DiRossi. Elsewhere, you’ve probably heard of Planet Labs, founded 12 years ago by three NASA scientists, which is working with many high-profile companies including financial services firm Moody’s, which uses the service to analyze ESG risk data. The company estimates that its satellites capture up to 30 terabytes of data on a daily basis. One example of how its technology is used to protect nature stems from the company’s relationship with Organic Valley, which is using the satellite images to measure pasture health on dairy farms.  Other measurement-focused startups mentioned in the white paper include NatureMetrics, a U.K. company that measures biodiversity; forest monitoring and management software firm Treemetrics; and carbon intelligence and reviews service Sylvera. The other two categories — which hinge on verification and connection — are in many ways tangential to the broader universe of measurement solutions. "Increased processing power, better algorithms, machine learning and wildly available data, make it possible for nature-based carbon projects to be monitored and credited at greater scale," note the white paper’s authors. "This will increase confidence in the robustness of nature-based solutions." Among some companies worth watching in the verification and connection categories are NCX, creating a forest carbon marketplace; Nori, developing a platform that rewards farmers for carbon sequestration; CarbonStack, developing local afforestation projects; and Taking Root, a forest restoration organization explicitly centered on smallholder farmers. The white paper argues that many of these verification and information sharing solutions are crucial for more investments to flow into nature tech. In particular, the authors suggest, nature tech could play a critical role in connective stakeholders — such as the Indigenous communities that are stewards to more than half of the world’s biodiversity and the financial institutions interested in financing protective or regenerative projects.  But it’s not a panacea: "Many of the most vulnerable people in these ecosystems don’t necessarily have access to basic technology," the authors write. "Nature tech is no replacement for meaningful stakeholder engagement and traveling out to local communities to engage with people — in their language — and to understand their needs." That said, according to the World Economic Forum, an estimated $44 trillion of economic value — more than half of the world’s GDP — relies on nature. That’s a fact more corporations — and the White House — are just beginning to comprehend. Reporting frameworks that account for corporate impact on biodiversity and nature are germinating, but there are few formal resources for those calculations and disclosures today. As I wrote in the foreword of the Nature4Climate white paper, that’s another reason investing in solutions that meet the nature tech job description makes sense both financially and for the sake of the planet.  Adblock test (Why?)

«Καμπανάκι» για τα φώτα των δρόμων στην Ευρώπη: Η μπλε ακτινοβολία αυξάνει την αϋπνία και τους κινδύνους για την υγεία

Το νυχτερινό περιβάλλον της Γης μεταβάλλεται με γρήγορο ρυθμό, λόγω της συνεχούς αύξησης του τεχνητού φωτισμού. Το τεχνητό φως εκπέμπει σε ολοένα μεγαλύτερο ποσοστό μπλε ακτινοβολία. Οι φωτογραφίες που τράβηξαν οι αστροναύτες από τον Διεθνή Διαστημικό Σταθμό κατά την περίοδο 2012-2020, αποκαλύπτουν ότι σταδιακά αυξάνεται ο φωτισμός μπλε απόχρωσης (αντί πορτοκαλί) στους ευρωπαϊκούς δρόμους, καθώς οι πόλεις η μία μετά την άλλη στρέφονται ολοένα περισσότερο στις λάμπες LED που πετυχαίνουν μεγαλύτερη εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας. Όμως αυτή η θετική πλευρά έχει και μια άλλη πιο αρνητική όψη, καθώς η μπλε ακτινοβολία των LED -που επίσης εκπέμπεται από κινητά τηλέφωνα, τηλεοράσεις και άλλες ηλεκτρονικές συσκευές και τεχνητές πηγές- μπορεί να προκαλέσει διαταραχές του ύπνου (λόγω καταστολής της ορμόνης μελατονίνης) και άλλα χρόνια προβλήματα υγείας, σύμφωνα με νέα βρετανική επιστημονική μελέτη. Οι ερευνητές του Πανεπιστημίου του Έξετερ, με επικεφαλής τον Κέβιν Γκάστον του Ινστιτούτου Περιβάλλοντος και Βιωσιμότητας, οι οποίοι έκαναν τη σχετική δημοσίευση στο επιστημονικό περιοδικό «Science Advances», ανέφεραν ότι η αυξανόμενη μπλε ακτινοβολία των LED έχει μειώσει επίσης την ορατότητα των άστρων στον νυχτερινό ουρανό και έχει γενικότερα αρνητική επίπτωση στην αίσθηση της φύσης που έχουν πια οι άνθρωποι. Ακόμη, όπως σημειώνει το ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, το μπλε φως επηρεάζει αρνητικά τη συμπεριφορά διαφόρων ζώων, κάτι που έχει γενικότερες οικολογικές συνέπειες. Οι χώρες με το μεγαλύτερο πρόβλημα μπλε ακτινοβολίας θεωρούνται από τους επιστήμονες η Βρετανία, η Ιταλία, η Ρουμανία, η Ισπανία και η Ιρλανδία, ενώ το μικρότερο πρόβλημα έχουν η Αυστρία και η Γερμανία που ακόμη φωτίζουν σε μεγάλο ποσοστό τους δρόμους τους με παλαιότερου τύπου λαμπτήρες (όχι LED). Adblock test (Why?)

Trick or Trash: Fostering Circular Economy Participation through Education

Date/Time: September 15, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT)It is estimated that each year 600 million pounds of candy are consumed in the United States during the Halloween season. The materials used for candy packaging are notoriously difficult to recycle, with the vast majority ending up in landfills. That’s why Rubicon created Trick or Trash™, an educational program designed to help reduce the waste that accumulates every year around Halloween. Candy wrapper recycling boxes are provided free of charge to schools, universities, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, providing communities with a fun and easy way to help make Halloween a bit more sustainable! Each Trick or Trash box helps keep hundreds of candy wrappers out of landfills. But it is the recycling education tied to Trick or Trash—provided by teachers to their students, business owners to their staff and customers, and community leaders to their members—that inspires lifelong commitments to fostering the circular economy and a more sustainable world. On this webcast you will hear from a panel of Trick or Trash partners that make this program a reality in all 50 states. Rubicon, g2 revolution, and the National Wildlife Federation will discuss their learnings from the front lines of sustainability education: from implementing a program at scale to collaborating across diverse networks and audiences to driving tangible behavior change. The panelists will share their unique insights into “what works” for sustainability education and their ideas for inspiring communities to contribute to and to advocate for a circular economy future. Moderator: Suz Okie, Director of Design Strategy & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy, GreenBiz Group Speakers: Katie Kinnear, Director of Engagement Strategy, Rubicon Kristy Jones, Director, Higher Education Programs, National Wildlife Federation Rachael Kroll, National Accounts Manager, g2 revolution LLC If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the webcast recording and resources, available to you on-demand after the live webcast. Adblock test (Why?)

Κλιματική αλλαγή: Έκκληση από τον Αντόνιο Γκουτέρες στους ηγέτες του πλανήτη – «Μην πνίξετε τον κόσμο»

Ο γενικός γραμματέας του ΟΗΕ κάλεσε σήμερα τους ηγέτες του πλανήτη, που πλήττεται από την κλιματική αλλαγή, να δράσουν για να «χαμηλώσουν τη θερμοκρασία» και να αποφύγουν «να πνίξουν» τον κόσμο. «Επιστρέφω μόλις από το Πακιστάν, όπου είχα μια εικόνα του μέλλοντος. Ενός μέλλοντος διαρκούς και πανταχού παρόντος χάους σε αδιανόητη κλίμακα», δήλωσε ο Αντόνιο Γκουτέρες στη διάρκεια συνέντευξης Τύπου μερικές ημέρες πριν από την άφιξη στη Νέα Υόρκη δεκάδων αρχηγών κρατών και κυβερνήσεων για τη Γενική Συνέλευση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών. «Αυτό που συμβαίνει στο Πακιστάν αποδεικνύει την ανεπάρκεια της παγκόσμιας απάντησης στην κλιματική κρίση, καθώς και την προδοσία και την αδικία που βρίσκονται στην καρδιά αυτής της κρίσης». «Το μήνυμά μου προς τους παγκόσμιους ηγέτες που θα συγκεντρωθούν εδώ είναι σαφές: μειώστε τη θερμοκρασία τώρα. Μην πλημμυρίζετε τον κόσμο σήμερα. Μην τον πνίξετε αύριο», επέμεινε καταγγέλλοντας «δεκαετίες αδιαλλαξίας αυτών που εκπέμπουν μεγάλες ποσότητες αερίων του θερμοκηπίου» για τις οποίες «οι πιο ευάλωτοι πληρώνουν το τίμημα», ιδιαίτερα η Ομάδα των Είκοσι (G20). «Αν ένα τρίτο των χωρών της G20 βρισκόταν σήμερα κάτω από το νερό, όπως μπορεί να συμβεί αύριο, ίσως να πετύχαιναν ευκολότερα να μειώσουν δραστικά τις εκπομπές τους». Ο Γκουτέρες κατηγόρησε επίσης τις μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις που παράγουν ορυκτά καύσιμα ότι «σκοτώνουν τον πλανήτη για να συσσωρεύσουν όσο το δυνατόν περισσότερα». Πέρα από την κλιματική αλλαγή, ο γενικός γραμματέας εξέφρασε την ανησυχία του για τις διαιρέσεις της διεθνούς κοινότητας. «Οι γεωστρατηγικές διαιρέσεις ουδέποτε ήταν τόσο σημαντικές τουλάχιστον από τον Ψυχρό Πόλεμο», δήλωσε «πράγμα που παραλύει την παγκόσμια απάντηση μπροστά στις προκλήσεις» τις οποίες αντιμετωπίζουμε σ’ έναν κόσμο «καταστραμμένο από τον πόλεμο και το κλιματικό χάος, πληγωμένο από το μίσος, γεμάτο ντροπή για τη φτώχεια και τις ανισότητες». «Την αλληλεγγύη που είχαμε φανταστεί με τον Χάρτη των Ηνωμένων Εθνών, την έχει καταπιεί η τοξικότητα του εθνικισμού και του εγωισμού», υπογράμμισε σύμφωνα με το Αθηναϊκό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων. Adblock test (Why?)

Better Get to Livin’ CO2-free, thanks to startup Twelve

Welcome to Part 3 of our series "What Would Dolly Parton Do: 9 To 5 in the Climate Tech Sector"! This week, we’re diving into Twelve, a startup focusing on creating chemicals from air instead of fossil fuels. As I wrote this week’s newsletter, Dolly’s classic "Better Get to Livin’" kept playing on repeat in my head. As a climate professional, I often hear that many support the fight against the climate crisis but don’t want to give up their current quality of life. And Twelve embodies the definition of "better get to livin’" by allowing people to use the products they want without affecting the environment so drastically. This Berkeley, California-based startup is looking to shake up the status quo of how things are made. These "things" range from sunglasses to car parts to equipment for NASA. But why is this important? Thank you for asking that excellent question.  When different products are made, fossil fuel-derived petrochemicals serve as a main ingredient due to its carbon-heavy makeup. The International Energy Agency released a global report on petrochemicals listing plastics, fertilizers, packaging, clothing, digital devices, medical equipment, detergents and tires, among others, as commodities reliant upon petrochemicals for assembly. However, co-founders Kendra Kuhl, CTO, and Etosha Cave, CSO, discovered an alternative option in an electrochemical reactor that cuts fossil fuels out of the equation completely. Heidi Lim, director of product ecosystems at Twelve, broke down how this reactor works. "Our technology transforms carbon dioxide and water molecules using renewable energy. We split up and then rearrange molecules into building blocks that are typically made from fossil fuels." Lim dubs the process industrial photosynthesis. (Don’t worry if you have to pause to remember what your high school science class taught you about photosynthesis. I did, too.) Via a membrane, "[Twelve] is making a CO2 electrolyzer … and doing what plants do; we’re taking water and CO2, just like plants, and using that and some form of energy, solar or wind, and using that to make these new chemicals."  Essentially, the electricity separates the CO2 and water, and the membrane allows for the separated elements to be recombined into different chemicals. This entire process is housed in a reactor that can be installed in any industrial system, using the CO2 byproduct from the system itself, or using carbon dioxide captured from the air, or even using CO2 released from landfills, according to Lim. Either way, unnecessary CO2 is used in a manner that completely cuts out petrochemical use.  From this technology, many products have been reborn as CO2Made, including PANGAIA Sunglasses, Mercedes car parts, Tide detergent ingredients and the latest reveal — jet fuel. In a CNBC interview, Twelve’s third co-founder and CEO, Nicholas Flanders, said that CO2Made jet fuel is compatible with existing engines and has 90 percent lower emissions than conventional jet fuel.  In addition to Twelve’s impressive technology, Lim was proud to highlight the company’s commitment to equitable hiring and diversity of thought: "We care a lot about diversity here, and it comes directly from the founders." Lim explained that Twelve is an extremely collaborative work environment and thus benefits from as many perspectives as possible.  [embedded content]Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts on both ends (my flight into California was delayed nine hours, and unfortunately meetings had to be rescheduled. But at least United gave me a $100 credit, right? Right?!) prevented me from speaking directly to Twelve’s trio of co-founders. But the technology, employee camaraderie and constant flow of exciting funding announcements and partnerships serve as a glowing indication of leadership quality. Okay, and that’s Twelve! Next week will wrap up our series, but until then, here’s a clip of Dolly Parton hosting "Saturday Night Live" dressed as the world’s most glamorous peacock. That woman can really do no wrong.  [embedded content]Adblock test (Why?)

Η εισβολή της Ρωσίας κατέστρεψε σχεδόν όλη την αιολική ενέργεια της Ουκρανίας

Η εισβολή της Ρωσίας εξάντλησε σχεδόν όλο το δυναμικό της αιολικής ενέργειας στην Ουκρανία, σύμφωνα με μια νέα έκθεση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών που υπογραμμίζει επίσης τη δυνατότητα των ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας για την προώθηση της οικονομικής ανάπτυξης στην περιοχή. Η σύγκρουση στην Ουκρανία ξεκίνησε στις 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2022. Από τον Ιούνιο, το 90% της χωρητικότητας αιολικής ενέργειας και το 30% της χωρητικότητας ηλιακής ενέργειας στη χώρα ήταν εκτός λειτουργίας, διαπίστωσε η μελέτη από το REN21, μια δεξαμενή σκέψης για ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας, και την Οικονομική Επιτροπή των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την Ευρώπη (UNECE). Η έκθεση εξετάζει την κατάσταση των ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας στην Κεντρική Ασία, τον Καύκασο και τη Νοτιοανατολική και Ανατολική Ευρώπη, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της Ρωσίας, της Ουκρανίας, της Αλβανίας και του Καζακστάν. Μεταξύ των 17 χωρών της περιοχής, η Ουκρανία είχε σημειώσει τα μεγαλύτερα πρόσφατα κέρδη στην ηλιακή και αιολική ενέργεια, προσθέτοντας 8,3 γιγαβάτ (GW) χωρητικότητας μεταξύ 2017 και 2021. Τα τμήματα που επηρεάστηκαν από την εισβολή της Ρωσίας αντιπροσωπεύουν το ένα τέταρτο της συνολικής αιολικής ισχύος του μπλοκ και το ένα πέμπτο της ηλιακής του ενέργειας. Πηγή: Bloomberg Adblock test (Why?)

The State of Climate Tech Funding

Date/Time: September 14, 2022 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT)Innovation and startups have a critical role to play in creating the climate future we want, especially in the face of lagging policies and yet-to-be-realized market demand. While fears of a recession in the U.S. and mass layoffs are driving down startup valuations and freezing hiring, climate startup funding deals are at least on track with last year, with more funding reserves to sustain the current downturn. Pitchbook reported in June that climate tech is the third most disruptive industry over the next five to 10 years. What is the current state of climate tech funding, and what does this mean for the state of startups and investors over the next 12-18 months?  Topics will include: How investors are deploying capital Ways startups can design a resilient fundraising strategy Methods for startups to plan for long-term success in times of volatility Moderator: Sherrie Totoki, Director of Startup Programs, GreenBiz Group Speakers: Leah Garden, Climate Tech Reporter, GreenBiz Group Catherine Von Burg, CEO & President, SimpliPhi Power If you aren’t able to tune in live, you can register to access the archived webcast footage and resources after the webcast. Adblock test (Why?)

Καθολική απαγόρευση αλιείας στη Γυάρο για να προστατευτεί η βιοποικιλότητα

Νέα παράταση στο καθεστώς περιβαλλοντικής προστασίας της Γυάρου έως τον Ιούλιο του 2024 και καθολική απαγόρευση της αλιείας στις προστατευόμενες ζώνες προβλέπονται με την Υπουργική Απόφαση που υπέγραψε ο υφυπουργός Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας, Γιώργος Αμυράς. Σύμφωνα με σχετική ανακοίνωση του υπουργείου, η θαλάσσια περιοχή σε ακτίνα τριών ναυτικών μιλίων γύρω από τη Γυάρο έχει ανακηρυχθεί προστατευόμενη από το 2019, ενώ παράλληλα γίνεται συστηματική μελέτη της θαλάσσιας βιοποικιλότητας στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος «Life». Επικεφαλής του προγράμματος είναι η περιβαλλοντική οργάνωση WWF, η οποία με τη συνδρομή του Λιμενικού Σώματος, κατέγραψε μείωση στα περιστατικά παράνομης ερασιτεχνικής αλιείας κατά 55% και επαγγελματικής αλιείας κατά 85% την τελευταία πενταετία. Το ΥΠΕΝ σημειώνει ότι από το 2018 έως το 2021 καταγράφηκαν 83 είδη ψαριών έναντι 61 σε γειτονικές περιοχές, ενώ τα 24 από τα 36 είδη ήταν μεγαλύτερου μεγέθους, σύμφωνα με τη μελέτη του Ελληνικού Κέντρου Θαλασσίων Ερευνών (ΕΛΚΕΘΕ). Έως φέτος τον Μάιο απαιτούνταν η χορήγηση άδειας αλιείας από το Λιμεναρχείο Σύρου, ενώ το τελευταίο τρίμηνο δεν υπήρχε καμία απαγόρευση και παρατηρήθηκαν φαινόμενα υπεραλίευσης. Με στόχο την προστασία της θαλάσσιας βιοποικιλότητας, το Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας προχωρά στην καθολική απαγόρευση της αλιείας, ενώ αναμένει τα επιστημονικά στοιχεία από το ΕΛΚΕΘΕ και τη WWF για την κατάσταση της ιχθυοπανίδας κατά τη διάρκεια του τελευταίου τριμήνου. Το πρόγραμμα «Life», σύμφωνα με το υπουργείο, συνεχίζεται κανονικά, ενώ βρίσκεται σε στάδιο ολοκλήρωσης η Ειδική Περιβαλλοντική Μελέτη, ώστε να προχωρήσει η έκδοση Προεδρικού Διατάγματος για την προστασία της Γυάρου και της θαλάσσιας περιοχής.   Adblock test (Why?)