EU-funded researchers are driving the development of an integrated system to apply a common strategy to a range of data about the state of the Atlantic which is collected by a variety of organizations via a number of means including buoys, floats, moorings and research vessels.

The High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, established by the European Commission, has published its first report setting out concrete steps to create a financial system that supports sustainable investments.

European countries need to rapidly step up efforts and define their investment needs and plans to match their objectives in shifting to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy, according to a new briefing from the European Environment Agency.

Scientists at the University of Southampton are warning that future coastal impact studies must take account of extreme sea levels – a phenomenon expected to occur more frequently as rising waters combine with high tides and storm surges to potentially devastating effect.

In an Expert Focus comment on Waterbriefing, Jon Williams, PwC partner and a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures outlines why the recommendations in the TCFD’s final Report have the potential to improve decision-making by investors, lenders and insurers in respect of climate change impacts on companies.

The industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has published its Final Report and Recommendations for the effective disclosure of climate-related financial risks.

The Committee on Climate Change is warning that the UK’s transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy is in danger of being derailed by a lack of Government action on climate change and that new plans for a new Parliament are urgently needed.

A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today looks at how the rest of Europe affects the Arctic environment and how changes in the region impact Europe in return.

New figures produced by Scottish Water Horizons for Scottish Renewables show.Scotland’s sewers contain enough natural and discarded heat to warm a city the size of Glasgow for more than four months a year,

Global engineering and consulting firm Arup and the International Water Association (IWA)  have announced a major new strategic partnership to accelerate the transition towards water-wise cities.