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Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
River floods are boosting the spread of plastic around the world, a study has found, raising potentially severe health risks for people and wildlife.
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Eric Usher, World Ocean InitiativeEric Usher, head of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), calls for a transformational shift in private finance to regenerate ocean health.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist GroupA recent webinar discussed solutions that businesses, academic institutions and governments can implement to equip people with the skills they will need to enjoy thriving careers in marine industries in the future.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist GroupThe Ocean Changemakers Challenge aims to showcase innovators working to develop business solutions to ocean-related sustainability challenges. It is aimed at early-career researchers or professionals. Entries will close at 11.59 PM (GMT) on February 5th 2021.
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Jane Lubchenco et al., NatureUnleash the ocean’s potential to boost economies sustainably while addressing climate change, food security and biodiversity.
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Waterfront Shipping renews fleet with 8 new methanol dual-fuel vessels.
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Liz Hollaway, Ghislaine Llewellyn and Andy Steven, World Resources InstituteMore than 3 billion people live near the ocean, affecting coastal resilience and climate change adaptation.
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World Economic ForumThe 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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WORLD OCEAN INITIATIVEThe 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 InitiativeA 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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The advent of autonomy in the maritime and subsea space has received a significant boost with the announcement that a pair of U.S. government titans, the United States Navy and NOAA, have inked an deal to jointly expand the development and operations of unmanned maritime systems.
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Dona Bertarelli & Mukhisa KituyiMukhisa 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 HarveyReport says there are substantial economic benefits to be had from ocean conservation
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Shell and Deloitte’s new report sets out the industry view on barriers to decarbonisation and identifies priority solutions for meeting the IMO’s GHG ambitions.
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Getting the shipping industry to reduce its environmental impact presents a huge challenge. Fortunately, a number of collaborative initiatives have been launched in the hope of creating a greener future
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David Helvarg and Jason ScorseThe plan focuses on five key areas in need of government investment and innovative new policies: Coastal adaptation and financing, fisheries, aquaculture and biodiversity conservation, offshore renewable energy, and shipping, and ports and the maritime industries.
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David HumeGuest 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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World’s fleet under renewed pressure to clean up its act and curb greenhouse gases
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Studies conducted in the past few years by Chinese researchers clearly show that shipping has become a significant source of air pollution in China’s main port cities (as shown in the above figure). Because these port cities are so densely populated, emissions from ships threaten the health of a large portion of China’s population.
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Joshua S. HillSwiss-Swedish electronic manufacturing giant ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French hydrogen technologies specialist Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cell systems for ocean-going vessels.
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