Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Laura Rose, Global Aquaculture Alliance Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Oceanography study explores the relationships between offshore wind energy and fisheries industries, suggests inclusive approaches.
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The Economist Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Along with two other kinds of coastal ecosystem—mangrove swamps and tidal marshes—seagrass meadows are particularly good at taking carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into plant matter.
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Chermaine Lee, BBC Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
From lower carbon emissions to fewer potholes, there are a number of benefits to building a layer of plastic into roads.
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Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
After years of false starts, offshore wind is poised to take off along the East Coast. Commitments by states to purchase renewable power, support from the Biden administration, and billions in new investment are all contributing to the emergence of this fledgling industry.
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Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB), Cision Energy Solutions
Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB) a Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer, won the public voting for the Global Innovation Award, in the "Life Under Water" category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The company's innovative wave-to-energy solution generates clean electricity from ocean and sea waves.
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H.J. Mai, NPR Energy Solutions
The United States on Friday officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change designed to limit global warming and avoid its potentially catastrophic impacts.
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Jack Denton, MarketWatch Energy Solutions
BP and Chevron have made a landmark expansion into geothermal energy on Tuesday, betting on a new technology that could prove to be the world’s first scalable clean energy derived from a constant source: the natural heat of the earth.
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GE Research Energy Solutions
GE Research, GE Renewable Energy, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business were recently selected by the Department of Energy to research the design and manufacture of 3-D printed wind turbine blades.
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Hyonhee Shin, Yahoo Finance Energy Solutions
South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world's largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BBC News Energy Solutions
A project to build a giant island providing enough energy for three million households has been given the green light by Denmark's politicians.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be used to explore how kelp aquaculture can remediate negative effects of climate change. The international project is funded by World Wildlife Fund with support from the Bezos Earth Fund.
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Andrew Spence, SEVENSEAS Media Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Construction of the first farm and processing plant to turn red seaweed into a feed supplement for cows to reduce their methane production by 90 per cent is expected to begin mid next year in South Australia.
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Joe Thwaites, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions
Providing funding to poorer nations to undertake climate action is not only a moral and legal responsibility for developed countries, but also a strategic investment in a cleaner and more resilient world. Such support pays dividends by reducing the severity and costs of climate impacts for people, including extreme weather, ecosystem loss and societal instability both at home and abroad.
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Power Engineering International Energy Solutions
The National Carbon Capture Center has announced the “first fire” of its new natural gas infrastructure, paving the way for the first test runs of carbon capture technologies using actual natural gas-derived flue gas.
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Manish Bapna and Christina Chan, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic did not break the world, but rather revealed a world already broken. COVID-19 and the climate crisis exposed the fragility of economies and societies, upending the lives of people worldwide and, in particular, harming vulnerable communities and countries already facing multiple challenges.
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Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Energy Solutions
Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual report from Ember and Agora Energiewende.
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Nathalie Chalmers, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Solutions tackle a range of ocean challenges including coral reef restoration, scaling restorative aquaculture, unearthing technologies for marine protection and helping invest in nature-based solutions.
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Eliza Northrop and Mario Finch, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Here are four areas that offer opportunities for ocean-based climate action in NDCs.
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Lorna Parkes, The Guardian Energy Solutions Tourism
Ambition to become the UK’s first carbon-neutral county, by 2037, looks to reduce the impact of visitors, especially in the Lakes.
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Fatih Birol and Roberto Bocca, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
To meet accelerated emissions reduction goals, the share of clean energy in total energy investment needs to rise to two-thirds by 2030.
Efforts needed in 3 areas: managing legacy infrastructure transitions; better regulatory frameworks; new approaches to financing.
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