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Science and Technology:

¶ World seabird populations have suffered a staggering 70% drop over the last 60 years, according to new international research. This means around 230 million seabirds have disappeared across the globe since the 1950s. Climate change, overfishing, and pollution from plastics and oil have been blamed. [Scotsman]

Numbers of black-legged kittiwakes have plunged by 77 per cent since the 1980s. Factors including climate change are blamed. Picture: RSPB.

World:

¶ A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Oriel Windfarm and Gaelectric Holdings to begin developing a large-scale offshore wind farm in the north Irish Sea. The project will start with a 15-MW demonstration project, at a cost of €80 million. The developers hope to end with a 870-MW wind farm. [CleanTechnica]

¶ An agreement between Chile’s state-owned energy company Enap and Italy’s Enel Green Power, will see the development and building of a…