Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
US regulations are already in place to allow US Gulf of Mexico platforms to be used for purposes other than oil and gas production.
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Joisa Saraiva & David G. Victor, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
We need to rethink global supply chains in order to support the energy transition.
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David Goldberg, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Human activities have pumped so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that we will also have to remove carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away permanently.
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Matt Shipman, NC State Energy Solutions
The technique is low-cost, simple, energy-efficient, and should pave the way for creating perovskite solar cells.
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Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Exciting developments and interests in offshore wind sector for Scottland.
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Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Port of Newcastle says move is part of plan to decarbonise the business by 2040 and ‘we don’t really have a choice’.
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Offshore Source Energy Solutions
UK government to invest in tidal stream electricity in hopes of growing this emerging energy source.
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Luiz Avelar & Ynse De Boer, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Post COP26, more companies will feel the pressure to decarbonize operations and one increasingly popular claim is 100% renewable energy – but so is the word ‘greenwashing’.
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Benedikt Sobotka & Mathy Stanislaus, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
The Global Battery Alliance brings together public-private stakeholders to enable battery scale up that contributes positively to climate goals.
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Paige Bennett, EcoWatch Energy Solutions
The aviation industry is responsible for about 2.5% of global emissions, and its climate impact is about 3.5% of all anthropogenic global warming.
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UNEP FI Energy Solutions
COP26 today focuses on accelerating the global transition to clean energy. The blue (ocean) economy offers many opportunities for private finance to lend and invest in a sustainable and nature-positive way.
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian Energy Solutions
A plan to coordinate the global introduction of clean technologies in order to rapidly drive down their cost has been agreed at the Cop26 summit by world leaders representing two-thirds of the world’s economy.
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Thomas Hickey, The Pew Charitable Trusts Energy Solutions
Protecting coastal wetlands is a ‘triple win’ for planet and people—and a model for future climate action.
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Lucas Kruitwagen, The Conversation Energy Solutions
We built a machine learning system to detect these facilities in satellite imagery and then deployed the system on over 550 terabytes of imagery using several human lifetimes of computing.
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Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Top climate official issues strong warning on effect of unchecked greenhouse gases ahead of summit.
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El-Shahat, S. et al., World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Increased interest in ESG investing means metals extraction must take into account its social risks.
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Weronika Strzyżyńska, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Dutch team designed and built two-person van with kitchen, bed, shower, loo and range of up to 450 miles a day.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative.
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Whitney Johnston, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As demand grows for blue carbon credits, the businesses driving this growth have a responsibility to ensure returns are net positive for nature and people.
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Dan Crockett, Blue Marine Foundation Energy Solutions
In June this year, immediately ahead of the G7, Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) held a one-day Blue Carbon Conference.
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