Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

An ocean of opportunity for data-driven climate action

Economist Impact Energy Solutions

Our oceans, vast and underutilised, are a promising resource for climate change mitigation. 

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Hatch celebrates raising €75 million for Blue Revolution Fund

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Hatch Blue has announced that is has now raised €75 million for its Blue Revolution Fund.

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Women in the blue economy: 40% of seaweed startups are female-led

Impact Economist Fisheries & Aquaculture

40% of all the startups in the seaweed sector are now led by women.

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Charting new courses for resilience and sustainability in the ocean economy

Economist Impact Shipping & Ports

Given the environmental, logistical, and geopolitical challenges of the maritime shipping industry, the urgency of building resilience and adaptability within the ocean-economy ecosystem is clear.

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The ocean sector is a key frontier for climate-change action

Lubomila Jordanova, Economist Impact Shipping & Ports

Innovations in aquaculture are essential for improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact. 

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Why the Health of the Ocean Economy Matters for Investors

Karrie Gordon, VettaFi

The ocean generates about half of all oxygen for Earth, and currently absorbs roughly a third of all carbon dioxide. It’s also the home of global trading routes, the source of millions of jobs, and contributes billions in GDP.

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Shipping sector will see 70% emissions rise as Red Sea corridor is avoided

Ocean 14 Capital Shipping & Ports

The International shipping industry faces a 70% rise in emissions due to commercial vessels seeking alternative routes to the Suez Canal.

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Final Frontier? Space Tech Demonstrates How To Unleash The Blue Economy

Jake Russell, Propeller

Reducing “launch costs” for ocean tech will unlock the blue economy, the same way the private space sector led to a boom in orbital observation and communications.  

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Largest DNA database of marine microbes to track the impact of global warming on ocean health

Andrea Willige, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

KAUST in Saudi Arabia has released the Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0. It contains more than 317 million gene clusters and is the largest open-source catalogue of marine microbes to date.

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Offshore wind: how green energy depends on ocean observation data

Impact Economist Energy Solutions

Offshore wind energy presents a chance to decrease global carbon footprint and to actively improve marine biodiversity at offshore wind sites.

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Deep Dive into Blue Carbon, Coastal Resilience, and Ocean Finance

Chip Cunliffe, Climate Links

Chip Cunliffe is the Programme and Risk Director at the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), anchor partner of the Coastal Resilience, Carbon, and Conservation Finance (C3F) activity under the USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator.

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Why a greener maritime future is crucial for sustainable development

Gyorgyi Gurban, Economist Impact Shipping & Ports

Ahead of her panel discussion at this year’s World Ocean Summit, Gyorgyi Gurban, head of projects implementation, International Maritime Organisation on how greener shipping could be a game-changing opportunity to deliver on multiple sustainability targets.

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US Invests $3.9 Million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators

Marine Technology News Energy Solutions

The Department of Commerce and NOAA on Tuesday announced $3.9 million in awards to help small businesses improve climate resilience in communities across the nation.

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Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It?

Lydia DePillis, The New York Times

“Natural asset companies” would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them.

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8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change

Rashid Sumaila, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Study finds that without nurturing ocean life, addressing climate change becomes an uphill battle.

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How marine permaculture could revolutionize ocean farming

Scott Spillias, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

Potential benefits of marine permaculture include ecosystem restoration, pollution reduction and empowerment of local communities.

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Investors Ride Aquaculture Tech Wave

Emmy Hawker, ESG Investor Fisheries & Aquaculture

Sustainable aquaculture can serve climate objectives. Fish farms can be co-located with new renewable energy sites and farmed seafood is a comparatively low-carbon source of protein. 

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How ocean observations power the fight against climate change

World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions

In the ongoing battle against climate change, the ocean’s significance is unparalleled.

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5 unusual ways seaweed is being used to tackle the climate crisis

Tom Crowfoot, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

Companies around the world are making the most of an unexpected tool in the world’s fight to tackle the climate crisis – seaweed.

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The oceans’ silent sentinel: how ocean observation data power marine climate change mitigation

Economist Impact

Economist Impact's World Ocean Initiative has undertaken a vital research programme to provide a high-level estimate of the global value of ocean observation data for marine-centred climate change mitigation.

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