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Given the environmental, logistical, and geopolitical challenges of the maritime shipping industry, the urgency of building resilience and adaptability within the ocean-economy ecosystem is clear.
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Innovations in aquaculture are essential for improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
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The International shipping industry faces a 70% rise in emissions due to commercial vessels seeking alternative routes to the Suez Canal.
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Ahead of her panel discussion at this year’s World Ocean Summit, Gyorgyi Gurban, head of projects implementation, International Maritime Organisation on how greener shipping could be a game-changing opportunity to deliver on multiple sustainability targets.
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The impact of maritime transportation on the ocean – analysis and solutions.
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Sea level rise impacts coastal ecosystems and infrastructure that underpin the blue economy including supply chains, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, insurance markets, health costs and more.
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A new study finds that the demand for green ammonia by 2050 could be three to four times the current (grey) ammonia production, requiring major new investments in infrastructure.
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The report emphasizes the need to address the triple planetary threats of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss in the context of shipping solutions and impacts.
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From Risk to Reward: The Business Imperative to Finance Climate Adaptation and Resilience is a new study published by BCG in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that lays out the investment thesis for the private sector to finance climate adaptation and resilience.
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As global policies to advance the decarbonisation of shipping are to be implemented in the coming years, ports will play a critically important role this transition.
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A guest blog by Carlos Correia, CEO, Port of Lisbon.
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The global regulator of shipping has set the industry an ambitious net-zero target for 2050. Unified next steps are needed to meet this crucial goal.
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Climate change poses stark risks to the health of the ocean and to the realisation of a prosperous and sustainable ocean economy. Acidification and rising ocean temperatures are negatively impacting important industries such as fishing and tourism, as well as the well-being of coastal populations. There is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit further temperature rise.
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Over the past decade, the maritime industry has made significant strides in its decarbonisation journey. A new report analyzes the improvements.
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A new report highlights that without more climate action some global ports may be unusable by 2050.
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Amsterdam is the latest tourist destination to consider banning cruise ships in a fight against overtourism and pollution.
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Players across the shipping industry recognize that it’s time to turn the ocean green.
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Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint.
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The International Maritime Organization aims to adopt a revised greenhouse gas emission strategy for the shipping sector.
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Optimizing Technology and Operations to Achieve Emission Reductions.
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The Trade and Environment Review 2023 analyses the impacts of human activities and global crises on the ocean economy, which includes traditional sectors such as fishing and shipping, as well as emerging ones like offshore wind energy and marine biotechnology.
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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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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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The vast majority of ships use petroleum oil, although there is an increasing use of alternative fuels.
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Industry leaders know they must adopt greener fuels in order to decarbonize. Is a multifuel future in store?
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The OCAP outlines three goals that mobilize the Federal Government and civil society to take effective and innovative ocean climate action.
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Today, the European Commission is unveiling a new investor report, on the occasion of the BlueInvest Day 2023.
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Biodiversity is degrading at alarming rates, and people living in biodiversity-rich areas often bear the heaviest costs of biodiversity loss and inequitable conservation efforts. Biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, are emerging as a tradeable unit of biodiversity that can incentivise nature conservation and restoration to benefit marginalised groups living with nature.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
A roundup of 5 ocean startups transforming the future of marine conservation.
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Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Why are some species more averse to anthropogenic noise disturbances than others?
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IETA is pleased to release its GHG Market Report 2021, which examines the carbon market body, capturing the various components that combine to form the vibrant - and growing - market, and how it is kept healthy.
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International shipping is overwhelmingly reliant on fossil fuels, with annual carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to a country the size of Germany. Actions to reduce its emissions are therefore an important element of global efforts to combat climate change.
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