Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
The Fish Site
The UC Berkeley Energy and Biosciences Institute (EBI) has secured funding totalling almost $13 million to establish a centre to progress the use of macroalgae in the global economy.
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PR Newswire
Rumah Foundation, Oceankind and Asia Community Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the 30x30 Southeast Asia Ocean Fund at the 16th UN Conference of the Parties summit (COP16) in Colombia.
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The Maritime Executive Energy Solutions
UMass Clean Energy Extension director and professor Dwayne Breger at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected to receive $147,555 in grant funding to support the education of 13 scholars from diverse backgrounds at the UMass Clean Energy Extension’s (CEE) Offshore Wind Professional Certificate Program.
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Klaus Schwab & Ray Dalio, Time
If there's one certain thing in these turbulent times, it is that the years ahead will be unlike any others most people have experienced in their lifetimes.
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Tony Long, World Economic Forum
The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor, or CMAR, was set up by four Latin American countries to safeguard their marine protected areas.
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Peter Thomsen & Alfredo Giron, World Economic Forum
Ocean issues have become increasingly visible in policy, business and the wider public psyche but Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 remains the least funded SDG.
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Katherine Donlevy, New York Post Plastics & Pollution
Looks like Queens is turning into the oysters’ Rockefeller Center.
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Donna Ferguson, The Guardian
Newly ‘discovered’ underwater topographical features are paving the way for nation states to exploit previously untouched marine resources.
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Marina Novelli & Jo Hendrickx, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
While the path towards plastic-free tourism may be a challenging one, the benefits for the planet and society alike make it one worth travelling.
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Mark Segal, ESG Today
Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today the launch of Fidelity Funds 2 – Blue Transition Bond Fund, a new fund aimed at supporting the transition towards improved ocean and freshwater health while achieving capital growth over the long term.
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The Maritime Executive Plastics & Pollution
A project assessing the technical feasibility of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) in the shipping sector, carried out by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Stena Bulk together with a consortium of the world's leading maritime organisations...
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Blue Alliance
Driving the Blue Economy: Blue Alliance and BNP Paribas launch Blue Finance, an impact debt facility to support the development of Marine Protected Areas in the Global South.
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Andi Cross, Forbes
I've embarked on a quest to identify solutions with the potential to radically disrupt traditional systems contributing to our planet's rapid decline.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A recent collaborative study has found that some fish species found in the mesopelagic zone may be beneficial to salmon growth when used as an aquafeed ingredient.
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ON&T
World leaders and representatives from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) met at the United Nations (UN) in New York City and officially launched the “100% Alliance”.
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ESG News
Deutsche Bank enhances due diligence for ocean protection under its #BackBlue initiative.
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Jason Giffen, Paula Sylvia, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
An astounding 80% of global trade in goods is carried out by sea.
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Kristin Kleisner & Mattias Cape, Environmental Defense Fund Plastics & Pollution
The oceans are a massive carbon sink. Researchers, companies and governments are exploring whether we can engineer coastal and ocean systems to store even more carbon.
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Levke Caesar, et al., Planetary Guardians
This inaugural annual report represents a crucial step in monitoring and safeguarding Earth's stability, resilience, and life-support functions — what we refer to as "Planetary Health".
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Iebum Shin, Hellenic Shipping News Shipping & Ports
A recent survey by Houlder shed light on a crucial issue; the scarcity of relevant operational data is hampering the maritime industries ability to make sound investment decisions, especially when it comes to adopting innovative technologies.
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