Barbados Launches First Bio-CNG Vehicle Powered by Sargassum Rum and Sargassum Inc., a local deep-tech start-up, and The University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus have launched the first vehicle powered by bio-compressed natural gas (CNG). The bio-CNG uses rum distillery wastewater and a sargassum-based biomethane, an innovative fuel source derived from the invasive…
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has deployed staff to Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assist in delivering immediate response support following the passage of Hurricane Beryl, which impacted both countries on July 1, 2024. See the full article via the link below: https://www.caribank.org/newsroom/news-and-events/caribbean-development-bank-staff-deployed-grenada-and-saint-vincent-and-grenadines-rapid-hurricane
Fueled by climate change, the world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, a BBC analysis finds. Nearly 50 days have smashed existing highs for the time of year by the largest margin in the satellite era. See the full article via the link below: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68921215
The Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), which was formally established as a Unit of the Government in 1996, is the evolution of the original Coastal Conservation Project Unit started in 1983.
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