Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Boyan Slat, The New York Times Plastics & Pollution
The world is finally getting serious about plastic pollution. Next week, delegates from U.N. member states will gather in Paris to debate the shape of what some hope will become the plastic-pollution equivalent of the Paris climate agreement.
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Suzanne Johnson & Dennis Fritsch, World Ocean Initiative
A blog by Suzanne Johnson, senior ocean adviser, UN Global Compact and speaker at the 2023 World Ocean Summit, and Dennis Fritsch, associate nature lead at UNEP FI.
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Laurent Develle, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Co-created by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative and industry changemakers, the Seafood MAP is a global knowledge-sharing digital platform designed to accelerate responsible aquaculture through collective action.
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Abby Schultz, Barron's Energy Solutions
Ocean health is one of three areas of investing today for Builders Vision, in addition to climate and energy, and food and agriculture, given the critical role oceans play in climate change and the global food supply.
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Esther Sekyoung Choi, Eunkyung Jang and Valerie Laxton, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions
Investment in renewable energy reached parity with investment in fossil fuels for the first time in 2022, marking a long-awaited shift toward climate-friendly financial flows. But while reducing emissions is crucial, it is only one aspect of comprehensive climate action.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
More than 60 leading plastic waste innovators have joined forces to form a new alliance, as preparations begin for the next round of negotiations for a UN-led treaty to tackle the issue.
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Eric Mack, CNET Energy Solutions
Marine energy is getting a boost in the fight against climate change.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
According to a new report published by non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker, even in the most optimistic scenario of improving current aquaculture practices, a 50 million tonne supply gap would still exist by 2050, meaning change is critical.
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Chris Gorell Barnes, World Ocean Initiative
Despite the efforts that John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, most recently reiterated at the 8th Our Ocean Conference in Panama City, the ocean-climate (and therefore biodiversity) connection has not fully entered the collective consciousness.
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United Nations Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income.
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James Hailstone, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
Seaweed has the potential to solve many of the world’s environmental challenges, according to one leading expert.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch
Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science have discovered a new resiliency in certain coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Heather Clancy, GreenBiz Energy Solutions
A group of former Google, SolarCity and Tesla executives in April snagged $20 million in what is being called the largest ocean-based carbon removal investment to date.
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Vincent Doumeizel, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture
A blog by Vincent Doumeizel, senior adviser for ocean at the UN Global Compact and director of the food programme at Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
The health of coral reefs, our most biodiverse ocean ecosystem, is fundamentally interconnected with human health. We need urgent global action to tackle the pollution crisis to protect both, explain Stacy Jupiter, Bodhi Patil and Christopher Corbin.
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Zeke Reed, KCRW Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Part incubator, part research facility, and part educational institution, AltaSea supports scientists, entrepreneurs, and students working to make Los Angeles a global hub for the so-called “blue economy” — the aquatic equivalent of the sustainable green economy on land.
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C40 Cities Shipping & Ports
As leading global hub ports, Singapore, Los Angeles, and Long Beach are vital nodes on the trans-Pacific shipping lane and key stakeholders in the maritime sector’s green transition.
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Doug Helton, Office of Response and Restoration at NOAA Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The vast majority of ships use petroleum oil, although there is an increasing use of alternative fuels.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch IO Original
In this op-ed, Investable Oceans principal Tiffany Duong shares her insights into why investing in the Blue Economy is an important and effective way to fight for our planet on Earth Day, and every day.
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Mark Hillsdon, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
Several partnerships are looking to bring businesses and governments together to start protecting mangroves and other blue carbon at scale.
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