Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Paige Bennett, EcoWatch Energy Solutions
The aviation industry is responsible for about 2.5% of global emissions, and its climate impact is about 3.5% of all anthropogenic global warming.
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UNEP FI Energy Solutions
COP26 today focuses on accelerating the global transition to clean energy. The blue (ocean) economy offers many opportunities for private finance to lend and invest in a sustainable and nature-positive way.
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian Energy Solutions
A plan to coordinate the global introduction of clean technologies in order to rapidly drive down their cost has been agreed at the Cop26 summit by world leaders representing two-thirds of the world’s economy.
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Thomas Hickey, The Pew Charitable Trusts Energy Solutions
Protecting coastal wetlands is a ‘triple win’ for planet and people—and a model for future climate action.
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Lucas Kruitwagen, The Conversation Energy Solutions
We built a machine learning system to detect these facilities in satellite imagery and then deployed the system on over 550 terabytes of imagery using several human lifetimes of computing.
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Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Top climate official issues strong warning on effect of unchecked greenhouse gases ahead of summit.
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El-Shahat, S. et al., World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Increased interest in ESG investing means metals extraction must take into account its social risks.
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Weronika Strzyżyńska, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Dutch team designed and built two-person van with kitchen, bed, shower, loo and range of up to 450 miles a day.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative.
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Whitney Johnston, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As demand grows for blue carbon credits, the businesses driving this growth have a responsibility to ensure returns are net positive for nature and people.
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Dan Crockett, Blue Marine Foundation Energy Solutions
In June this year, immediately ahead of the G7, Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) held a one-day Blue Carbon Conference.
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Tim McDonnell, Quartz/WEF Energy Solutions
We have to start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to have any chance of averting the worst impacts of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said last month.
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Anjan Ray, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
On the current trajectory, sustainable fuels will only supply a small percentage of aviation and shipping needs. Favourable government policies are needed to increase production and adoption of sustainable fuels in both sectors.
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Paola Rosa-Aquino, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Technology could help power a clean energy transition if it can overcome hurdles of cost, design and opposition from fishing.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions
Power generated at sea has enormous potential to help decarbonise the world’s energy systems, but the sector needs to scale up fast.
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Tom Baxter, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Blue hydrogen is often touted as a low-carbon fuel for generating electricity and storing energy, powering cars, trucks and trains and heating buildings.
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Andrea Januta, Reuters Energy Solutions
The U.N. climate panel has released its most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet. Here are some of the report's main conclusions.
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David Karoly, The Conversation Energy Solutions
On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world.
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Sean Fleming, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
The world’s most powerful tidal energy turbine is in operation in Orkney, off the northern shores of mainland Scotland.
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Anita Parlow, World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
A guest blog by Anita Parlow, expert on Arctic shipping, energy and infrastructure.
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