Motion · S5M-23444 · 20 Nov 2020
UHI's Environmental Research Institute Detecting Marine Plastics
The motion
That the Parliament commends new research that explores whether thermal imaging cameras can be used to help detect marine plastic pollution from space; notes that researchers at North Highland College UHI's Environmental Research Institute in Thurso has received over £100,000 from the European Space Agency to conduct the 18-month project; understands that the thermal imaging cameras will be flown by drones around the coast of Thurso to determine if plastic can emit different levels of thermal radiation than the water surface, and recognises that the results of this study could be useful in identifying clear plastics that are hard to spot using optical measures as well as helping to evaluate litter reducing policies and to help locate sources and pathways of marine plastic litter.
Supporters (16)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 23 Nov 2020
- Bill Kidd 23 Nov 2020
- Richard Lyle 23 Nov 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 23 Nov 2020
- Mark McDonald 23 Nov 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 23 Nov 2020
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 23 Nov 2020
- Alex Neil 23 Nov 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 23 Nov 2020
- Sandra White 23 Nov 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 24 Nov 2020
- Gil Paterson 24 Nov 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 24 Nov 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 27 Nov 2020
- John Finnie 4 Dec 2020
- Ruth Maguire 10 Dec 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.