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Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
A cutting-edge clean energy project to use ocean waves to power a coastal First Nation’s return to its traditional territory on Vancouver Island’s wild west coast just got a surge in funding.
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At the 2023 Our Ocean Conference in Panama, the U.S. delegation, headed by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, worked with allies and partners to tackle the climate crisis, combat marine pollution, support sustainable fisheries, establish effective marine protected areas, promote a sustainable blue economy, and advance maritime security.
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UMass Dartmouth and Congressman William Keating announced a $3.6M grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the Marine and UnderSea Technology research program (MUST) at UMass Dartmouth's collaborative research projects with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport.
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A guest blog by Chris Gorell Barnes, founding partner, Ocean 14 Capital and speaker at the World Ocean Summit.
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American Journal of TransportationWashington Maritime Blue announced its fourth cohort, affectionately called the Fourth Wave, of the Maritime Blue Innovation Accelerator.
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Tim De Chant, TechCrunchFor an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist ImpactA recent session at Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific, sponsored by Ocean Network Express (ONE), examined the progress and future plans of the shipping industry, as well as barriers to action.
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Ocean Frontier Institute’s Akash Rastogi and Eric Siegel explain how a science-based, research-led and adaptive approach is needed to better understand deep blue carbon’s potential and risks.
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Cleaner fuels, electric power generate growing interest at Miami Boat Show.
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As ocean carbon removal is scaling up, the sector’s need of real time data about the ocean, monitoring its carbon cycle is growing rapidly. Ocean carbon removal startup Running Tide announced it has successfully deployed two separate constellations of its ocean observation platforms out of its base in Iceland.
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Restoring ocean health is not just about verdant mangrove forests, thriving fish stocks and pristine blue waters, although these are all vitally important in their own right.
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Public sector financing is not sufficient to meet an estimated $4 trillion to $6 trillion a year needed for a global net zero transformation. But the public sector can provided targeted support to address market failures and nurture public-private collaboration.
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The climate crisis was high on the agenda at Davos 2023.
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Economic ImpactEconomist Impact’s Martin Koehring highlights why stronger collaboration will be required to accelerate progress in 2023.
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Observer Research FoundationEighty per cent of world trade happens using the seas, 40 per cent of the world’s population live near coastal areas, and more than three billion people access the oceans for their livelihood.
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Offshore wind advanced at a dizzying pace in 2022, from billion-dollar bids in New York to turbine installation vessels arriving in New England waters.
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Healthy coastal ecosystems are also critical to the world’s ability to withstand the impact of climate change.
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Michael van Niekerk, Investment MagazineThe ocean or the global “blue economy” contributes US$2.5 trillion ($3.8 trillion) a year in economic output – equivalent to world’s seventh-largest economy by GDP – and is expected to expand at twice the rate of the mainstream economy, reaching US$3 trillion a year by 2030.
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Anis Uzzaman, ForbesAs the world deals with climate change and rising energy prices, green technology is more important than ever. Entrepreneurs stand to benefit by coming up with green technology business ideas to serve a growing market need.
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The Nature ConservancyLater this year, representatives from countries around world will meet at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to agree on a new global framework to guide biodiversity protection the rest of this decade—a “New Deal for Nature.”
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