Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Britta Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox of CSIRO Plastics & Pollution
You’ve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface. So where is the rest of it?
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Robert Jones Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seafood is one of the most important food sources for the world’s seven billion people—for as many as three billion people, it is a key source of protein. That significant demand is projected to rise as the population adds upward of two billion more people in the next 30 years.
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World Wildlife Fund
The ocean economy is estimated to be worth US$24 trillion and investors and policy-makers are increasingly turning to the ocean for new opportunities and resources.
However, unsustainable commercial activities and ineffective governance are eroding the natural capital on which economic growth depends.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Naoko Ishii, chief executive and chair of the Global Environment Facility calls for a fundamental rethink in our relationship with the environment to support a sustainable economy and social well-being.
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The Economist Group, World Ocean Initiative
Naoko Ishii, chief executive and chair of the Global Environment Facility calls for a fundamental rethink in our relationship with the environment to support a sustainable economy and social well-being.
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Bill David Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Ammonia can be burnt for energy like fossil fuels but with no carbon emissions.
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UN Environment Program Tourism
The Reef-World Foundation—the international coordinator of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Green Fins initiative—is reminding tourists of the huge environmental impact their actions can have and is calling on people to protect coral reefs by following a few simple guidelines.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Ambitious plans to tackle marine plastic pollution were announced by the G20 last year. The World Ocean Initiative assesses its progress and focuses on Japan ahead of the World Ocean Summit in Tokyo on March 9th-10th.
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UC Davis
The introduction of seaweed to cows' feed can reduce methane emissions by 58%, according to research from UC Davis.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Spiky, voracious and multiplying at an alarming rate, sea urchins are destroying marine ecosystems around the world. The solution? Eat them, according to one company.
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Jessica Corbett, EcoWatch.
In a new report about how the world's coral reefs face "the combined threats of climate change, pollution, and overfishing" a London-based nonprofit calls for greater global efforts to end the climate crisis and ensure the survival of these vital underwater ecosystems.Read more → (5 minute read)
James Richen, Responsible Investor Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
James Richens, editor of The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative, takes stock of Responsible Investor’s survey of investment risks and opportunities in the blue economy.
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Anders Holst Nymark Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Collaboration between governments and industry is crucial to make new green technologies competitive alternatives to fossil fuels.
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Robert Blasiak, The Conversation
Humans are leaving a heavy footprint on the Earth, but when did we become the main driver of change in the planet’s ecosystems?
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Johannah Christensen Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Emissions from shipping could grow by 250% by 2050 if no action is taken. Halving shipping’s emissions by 2050 could require $1.2 trillion in investment. But the scale of this challenge could be big enough to spur decarbonization across other sectors, too.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
New research reveals significant interest among investors in financing the transition to a sustainable ocean economy. But blue finance is still a niche proposition with many barriers to overcome.Read more → (6 minute read)
CDP
CDP’s annual A List names the world's most pioneering companies leading on environmental transparency and performance. This year, we recognize more than 170 corporates as the leaders acting to address climate risks and build our future zero-carbon economy - one that works for both people and planet.Read more → (10 minute read)
Global Maritime Forum Plastics & Pollution
At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure required to halve international shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Read more → (5 minute read)
Ker Than. Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
In 2000, Stanford marine ecologist Larry Crowder read an intriguing scientific paper that introduced the concept of mobile marine protected areas, or mMPAs – ocean sanctuaries whose boundaries can shift in space and time to protect animals that follow changing ocean features like the Gulf Stream.Read more → (7 minute read)
World Resources Institute
Global greenhouse gas emissions are on track to rise once again to their highest level in history. Our time is shrinking to reduce climate-warming emissions enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2 degrees Celsius (2.7-3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.Read more → (6 minute read)
