Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
• Karen McVeigh, The Guardian • Plastics & Pollution
More than two-thirds of UN member states have declared they are open to a new agreement to stem the rising tide of plastic waste.
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• ecoSPEARS • Energy Solutions • Plastics & Pollution
In the selection process, Katapult Ocean screened and interviewed a pipeline with more than 1,500 startups. Since 2018, Katapult Ocean has made 32 investments in exciting ocean impact companies from all over the world (17 countries and four continents). "Few options exist when it comes to eliminating persistent and emerging contaminants in soil, sediment, and oil - a problem which has grown with industry globally. ecoSPEARS is well-positioned to become the benchmark cleantech company for green remediation," said Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, CEO of Katapult Ocean.
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• World Economic Forum • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports
The ocean economy is one that has been overlooked by COVID-19 stimulus packages to date, write World Resources Institute experts. However, supporting the ocean economy has significant benefits, with every $1 invested returning $5.
Here are 5 ocean priorities can help its economic output and support the wider economy.
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• Ian Johnson, Press Association • Plastics & Pollution
An enzyme made by bacteria living on seaweed is being used to make environmentally-friendly laundry detergents.
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• WORLD OCEAN INITIATIVE • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports • Tourism
The latest World Ocean Initiative webinar highlights recent developments in promoting ocean science, developing technological innovations and boosting financing instruments.
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• World Ocean Initiative • Plastics & Pollution
By 2040 it is estimated that roughly 29m tonnes of plastic will leak into the ocean annually, equivalent to 50kg of plastic for every metre of coastline around the world.
This startling figure is at the centre of a two-year research project that highlights current failures to deal with plastic waste and urgently calls for system-wide change.
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• World Ocean Initiative • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports
A new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy outlines the four investments with the biggest potential to secure ocean health and wealth.
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• Billy Nauman • Energy Solutions • Plastics & Pollution
Damage to ecosystems including forests and coral reefs forecast to have devastating effect on global economy
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• Dona Bertarelli & Mukhisa Kituyi • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports • Tourism
Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD’s new special adviser for the blue economy, outline what the blue recovery agenda should include. Developing countries in particular can benefit.
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• Fiona Harvey • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports
Report says there are substantial economic benefits to be had from ocean conservation
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• Douglas Broom • Plastics & Pollution
Artificial reefs are vital in protecting offshore wind farms from strong tides, but existing defences often contain plastic, which could be harmful to marine life.
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• Rob Kaplan • Energy Solutions • Plastics & Pollution
Climate finance and circular plastic investing are going to need to come together to address the climate crisis in a comprehensive way. Only by looking beyond renewables and closing the gaps and improving the production of materials like plastics, aluminum and so on can we develop the kind of circular economy we need to solve both the climate and plastic pollution problems.
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• Stuart Braun • Plastics & Pollution
1.3 billion plastic bottles are sold daily around the world. And that's just the tip of the fossil-based plastic iceberg.
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• Olivia Rosane • Plastics & Pollution
Scientists have discovered the highest concentration of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor—1.9 million pieces in one square meter (approximately 11 square feet) of the Mediterranean.
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• Kevin Dickinson • Plastics & Pollution
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
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• Prachi Patel • Plastics & Pollution
Satellite images don't have high-enough resolution, but this technique overcomes that limit to reveal plastic litter much smaller than a meter.
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• David Hume • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports • Tourism
Guest blogger David Hume, marine energy manager with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US, considers the role of innovation hubs in nurturing blue economy businesses.
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• IUCN • Plastics & Pollution
Plastic pollution is the most widespread problem affecting the marine environment. It also threatens ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.
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• Tatiana Schlossberg, NYT • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution
Machine-learning applications are proving to be especially useful to the scientific community studying the planet's largest bodies of water.
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• Sarah Elizabeth Richards, NYT • Plastics & Pollution
Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe.
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