Baltic Klipper container spill raises wider concerns

December 2025August 2026 ~ SPS Editor

This incident draws attention to three distinct areas of concern for Solent Protection Society: Environmental Impacts of PollutionClimate Change AdaptationMaritime Safety Environmental Impacts of Pollution The volunteer trustees of the Solent Protection Society are all too familiar with the environmental damage caused by sewage discharges from Southern Water’s combined sewer overflows. Yet, at the eastern … Continue reading Baltic Klipper container spill raises wider concerns

Challenges facing the Solent in 2025

December 2024September 2026 ~ SPS Editor

Six years ago, the Solent Protection Society Council agreed on four main focus areas for which we should keep a watching brief; Pollution, Planning, Climate Change Adaptation and Marine Science. As we move into 2025, the set remain valid and while Southern Water continues to keep us occupied on Pollution and Planning, during 2024 the … Continue reading Challenges facing the Solent in 2025

ExxonMobil – End of Round One?

October 2024September 2026 ~ SPS Editor

By the time the ExxonMobil consultation had closed on 30 September, a significant number of respondents were following Solent Protection Society’s lead in proposing to highlight concerns directly to the Planning Inspectorate and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. Three days later, on 3 October, ExxonMobil announced that it had “decided not to … Continue reading ExxonMobil – End of Round One?

‘Solent CO2 Pipeline’ consultation – the SPS response

October 2024September 2026 ~ SPS Editor

If you've been following the SPS website posts on the subject, you'll be aware of the steep learning curve that the communities on both sides of the Solent have been climbing to get to grips with the real story behind the ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline consultation. We here at SPS were in the same boat … Continue reading ‘Solent CO2 Pipeline’ consultation – the SPS response

ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline – Context and Governance

August 2024September 2026 ~ SPS Editor

This is the third SPS post on the subject of the ExxonMobil 'Solent CO2 Pipeline Project.The front page summary post, which is the best place to begin for the reader new to the subject, can be found by clicking this link. Alternatively, the full list of SPS Posts on the subject can be found by … Continue reading ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline – Context and Governance

ExxonMobil – More Questions than Answers

August 2024September 2026 ~ SPS Editor

This is the second SPS post on the subject of the ExxonMobil 'Solent CO2 Pipeline Project.The front page summary post, which is the best place to begin for the reader new to the subject, can be found by clicking this link. Alternatively, the full list of SPS Posts on the subject can be found by … Continue reading ExxonMobil – More Questions than Answers