Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Douglas Broom Plastics & Pollution
Artificial reefs are vital in protecting offshore wind farms from strong tides, but existing defences often contain plastic, which could be harmful to marine life.
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Jacob Duer, The ASEAN Post Plastics & Pollution
If we are not careful, short-term thinking during the pandemic could lead to an even larger environmental and public-health calamity in the future.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Reducing the range of plastic types, improving waste management in developing-country cities and incentivising the market to recycle were some of the solutions to waste plastic considered in the World Ocean Initiative’s latest webinar.
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Rob Kaplan Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Climate finance and circular plastic investing are going to need to come together to address the climate crisis in a comprehensive way. Only by looking beyond renewables and closing the gaps and improving the production of materials like plastics, aluminum and so on can we develop the kind of circular economy we need to solve both the climate and plastic pollution problems.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Government plans to stimulate economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic should support growth and employment in the sustainable ocean economy.
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Stuart Braun Plastics & Pollution
1.3 billion plastic bottles are sold daily around the world. And that's just the tip of the fossil-based plastic iceberg.
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Olivia Rosane Plastics & Pollution
Scientists have discovered the highest concentration of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor—1.9 million pieces in one square meter (approximately 11 square feet) of the Mediterranean.
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Liz Allen, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
While we know plastic is terrible for marine life, detecting plastic pollution in the ocean is notoriously challenging.
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Kevin Dickinson Plastics & Pollution
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
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David Hume, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
Guest blogger David Hume, marine energy manager with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US, considers the role of innovation hubs in nurturing blue economy businesses.
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IUCN Plastics & Pollution
Plastic pollution is the most widespread problem affecting the marine environment. It also threatens ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.
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Tatiana Schlossberg, NYT Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Machine-learning applications are proving to be especially useful to the scientific community studying the planet's largest bodies of water.
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Sarah Elizabeth Richards, NYT Plastics & Pollution
Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe.
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Marine life in the world's oceans could recover to healthy levels in the next thirty years if decisive and urgent action is taken, an international review has found.
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Prachi Patel Plastics & Pollution
Plastic made of starch and cellulose is strong and water-resistant but breaks down in the ocean over time
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UN Environment Program Plastics & Pollution
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology teamed up to undertake a microplastics research and Ocean Literacy project linked to the Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race—celebrating 25 years of Palau’s independence.
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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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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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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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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)
