Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
ESG News
Deutsche Bank enhances due diligence for ocean protection under its #BackBlue initiative.
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Jason Giffen, Paula Sylvia, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
An astounding 80% of global trade in goods is carried out by sea.
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Levke Caesar, et al., Planetary Guardians
This inaugural annual report represents a crucial step in monitoring and safeguarding Earth's stability, resilience, and life-support functions — what we refer to as "Planetary Health".
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Iebum Shin, Hellenic Shipping News Shipping & Ports
A recent survey by Houlder shed light on a crucial issue; the scarcity of relevant operational data is hampering the maritime industries ability to make sound investment decisions, especially when it comes to adopting innovative technologies.
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Peter Edwards, Pew
Healthy nature facilitates $44 trillion in global economic activity but needs better protection.
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(New York City) Rare announced today that it has raised US$6 million to launch a first-of-its-kind Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Impact Bond (Bond), the world’s first such bond specifically designed to channel private, public, and philanthropic capital to the small-scale fisheries sector.
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Katherine M. Crosman, World Economic Forum
Vast swathes of our ocean exist beyond the boundaries of any one country — and that area is home to huge amounts of biodiversity and even never-before-encountered species. It must be protected and used sustainably.
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Sean Mowbray, Mongabay
A first of its kind Planetary Health Check by an international team of scientists indicates that six of nine planetary boundaries are not only transgressed, but are moving further into zones of risk. In addition, recent research shows that a seventh boundary, ocean acidification, is on the verge of transgression.
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Allyson Browne, Economist Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Your morning coffee, the clothes you wear and the phone in your hand all have something in common: they travelled across land and sea, moving through an expansive network of ports to reach you.
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Zerina Maksumic, Offshore-Energy Energy Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), has issued a $112.5 million funding call to spur the demonstration of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation.
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The Fish Site
A new series of reports published today by a coalition of nature charities means the UK is the first nation to map and estimate the amount of carbon stored in its seabed habitats.
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Commercial tuna fisheries are among the most valuable fisheries on Earth, and with sales valued at more than US$40 billion a year, they play a vital role in coastal economies.
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NOAA
NOAA and Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, will create the prototype for a one-of-a-kind, fully interoperable open data platform to provide equitable, actionable and ready-to-use ocean and coastal data for decision makers and communities.
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Ocean Visions
Ocean Visions’ digital road map designed to mobilize efforts to advance collective knowledge.
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Abby Schultz, Barrons
The market for bonds sold to support the environment in some way has continued to expand and mature.
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Rainer Froese & Daniel Pauly, Science Fisheries & Aquaculture
Current stock assessment models overestimate productivity and recovery trajectory.
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NOAA Plastics & Pollution
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2023.
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Bridget Reed Morawski, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
When you think of agriculture, the first images that come to mind might include big red barns full of hay, a flock of fuzzy sheep or an orchard of apple trees.
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Technode Global Staff
The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), and Conservation International Ventures (CI Ventures), have on Tuesday announced the launch of a new, innovative climate resilience project in Southeast Asia to protect and restore mangrove areas – which play a critical role in guarding against the impact of climate change.
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UBS Editorial Team
The Chief Investment Office (CIO) lists their top five Longer-Term Investment (LTI) theme opportunities. CIO believes they offer compelling entry points for theme-oriented investors.
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