Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
A recent webinar discussed solutions that businesses, academic institutions and governments can implement to equip people with the skills they will need to enjoy thriving careers in marine industries in the future.
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Matt Egan, CNN Business Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
The Rockefeller Foundation, a 107-year-old philanthropy built by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, is breaking up with fossil fuels in an effort to save the planet.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Ocean Changemakers Challenge aims to showcase innovators working to develop business solutions to ocean-related sustainability challenges. It is aimed at early-career researchers or professionals. Entries will close at 11.59 PM (GMT) on February 5th 2021.
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Dillon Hanson-Ahumada, NRDC Plastics & Pollution
Check out NRDC’s two new factsheets on plastic pollution to learn about plastic’s devastating impact on our oceans and what can be done to stop it.
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University of Surrey Plastics & Pollution
A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study.
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Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
For the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have committed to a set of time-bound and measurable goals that will ensure the industry becomes more sustainable.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition Plastics & Pollution
Presidential Plastics Action Plan Urges Incoming President to Stop New Plastic Production, Regulate Petrochemical Industry, Reduce Plastic Pollution
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Editorial Staff, Yale Environment 360 Plastics & Pollution
Using GPS and satellite tags inside plastic bottles, scientists have found that plastic pollution can travel thousands of miles in just a few months.
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Tara Lohan, The Revelator Plastics & Pollution
Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.
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Nicola Frost and Kristian Teleki, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
At this unprecedented moment in time, one message has never been clearer: It is time to forge a new relationship with the ocean — one in which ocean protection and economic production and prosperity go hand-in-hand.
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Erna Solberg, Nature Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Why I put my political will behind knowledge to benefit the ocean and humanity.
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Jane Lubchenco et al., Nature Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Unleash the ocean’s potential to boost economies sustainably while addressing climate change, food security and biodiversity.
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World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded World Wildlife Fund (WWF) $100 million to harness the power of nature to stabilize the climate crisis.
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BBC News Plastics & Pollution
A new decade-long survey of sea animals harmed by plastic rubbish in US waters has revealed data on which animals are being affected by plastic pollution.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition Plastics & Pollution
Last week, the UN held the final Expert Group meeting on marine litter and microplastics, one of the last formal steps before United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) discusses creation of an international negotiating committee.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
More than two-thirds of UN member states have declared they are open to a new agreement to stem the rising tide of plastic waste.
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Science Daily Plastics & Pollution
A study published today in the journal Science Advances has revealed that the United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as well as the latest figures on illegal dumping and littering in the country.
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Liz Hollaway, Ghislaine Llewellyn and Andy Steven, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
More than 3 billion people live near the ocean, affecting coastal resilience and climate change adaptation.
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ecoSPEARS Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
In the selection process, Katapult Ocean screened and interviewed a pipeline with more than 1,500 startups. Since 2018, Katapult Ocean has made 32 investments in exciting ocean impact companies from all over the world (17 countries and four continents). "Few options exist when it comes to eliminating persistent and emerging contaminants in soil, sediment, and oil - a problem which has grown with industry globally. ecoSPEARS is well-positioned to become the benchmark cleantech company for green remediation," said Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, CEO of Katapult Ocean.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition Plastics & Pollution
Filmmakers The Jetlagged have teamed up with global alliance Plastic Pollution Coalition to release “Sea Plastic,” a beautiful and powerful virtual reality film illustrating the plastic pollution crisis.
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