Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
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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Costas Velis and Ed Cook, The Conversation Plastics & Pollution
There has been an upsurge in plastic pollution as humanity reaches for masks, gloves and other disposables to fight coronavirus. But what, ask Costas Velis and Ed Cook, will the problem of plastic pollution look like in 2040?
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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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Martin Koehring, The Economist Group- World Ocean Initiative Plastics & Pollution
Recent World Ocean Initiative coverage highlights the need for systemic change, concerted corporate action and international collaboration, says Martin Koehring, head of the World Ocean Initiative.
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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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Jacob Duer, The ASEAN Post Plastics & Pollution
If we are not careful, short-term thinking during the pandemic could lead to an even larger environmental and public-health calamity in the future.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Reducing the range of plastic types, improving waste management in developing-country cities and incentivising the market to recycle were some of the solutions to waste plastic considered in the World Ocean Initiative’s latest webinar.
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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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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Government plans to stimulate economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic should support growth and employment in the sustainable ocean economy.
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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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Liz Allen, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
While we know plastic is terrible for marine life, detecting plastic pollution in the ocean is notoriously challenging.
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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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David Hume, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
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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