Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Guardian: AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Sea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.  The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back.  These critically endangered members of the shark family are now the focus of one of the largest citizen-science projects in British waters

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Scotsman: Scotland can remain in the renewable energy vanguard

The energy industry is in a state of flux. As someone who has spent decades working in Scotland’s renewable energy sector, I’ve witnessed first-hand just how dynamic and unpredictable this industry can be. But even I find myself awestruck by the pace of change we are experiencing now – a pace that feels exhilarating, but also deeply challenging.

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Property Wire: Scottish homes to be decarbonised

Scotland will need to decarbonise its housing stock by 2045, under the revised version of the Heat in Buildings Bill being introduced to the Scottish Parliament later this year.  There will also be action to reduce fuel property, while the bill will require public sector buildings to connect to district heating when available. This includes working with building owners to ensure appropriate safeguards are developed.

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Herald: Ecosystem restoration to aid recovery of dragonflies

Dragonflies – including threatened and endangered species – are set to benefit from a new partnership between the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) and Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).  The five-year agreement will see the two organisations build on a previously successful collaboration which delivered habitat creation, enhancement and monitoring.

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