Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
The Nature Conservancy
A new multination project seeks to align development with conservation.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Experts at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit stressed the importance of co-creating solutions.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows are powerful nature-based net-zero solutions.
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Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
Tackling climate change, protecting biodiversity and fostering inclusive economic growth will require more than $3 trillion of investments in the world’s oceans in the coming decades.
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Dan Primack, Axios Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Carbonwave, a Boston-based startup that "upcycles" Sargassum seaweed into biomaterials, raised $5 million in venture capital funding led by an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.
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Investment Monitor Tourism
The tourism history was hit hard by the pandemic, but a sustainable approach in the sector can attract higher levels of investment.
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Reuters Energy Solutions
Global investments in energy transition technologies must more than quadruple annually to stay in line with commitments made under the Paris climate accord, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Tuesday.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Speakers at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit said the industry wants to decarbonise, but a lack of regulatory and market drivers is getting in the way.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Experts at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit expressed hope that the “tide is turning” when it comes to scaling blue finance.
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Economist Impact
Panellists at the World Ocean Summit discuss the challenges—and wide-reaching potential—of marine biotechnology.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Project to reintroduce European native oysters unveils first predicted impact of species’ return and aims to improve water quality, enhance marine biodiversity and increase carbon storage in the Dornoch Firth over the next decade.
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Karen Demavivas, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
As our global population expands, so too does demand for nutritious and climate-friendly food.
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Jennifer McDermott, AP News Energy Solutions
The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of vastly expanding offshore wind energy to address climate change.
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European Commission
On 27 March 2023, the Growth Blue I fund was signed in Portugal – the first fund signed under the new InvestEU Blue Economy instrument focusing on southern Europe.
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Greg Miller, Boston Globe
Legacy sites like the Providence Gas Company Purifier House on Allens Avenue are integral in the city’s transformation.
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Jeff Kart, Forbes Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Making bioplastics from seaweed is becoming fashionable. And that’s not a dig.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site
Georg Baunach, co-founder of Hatch*, explains the ethos behind the company’s newly launched Blue Revolution Fund (BRF) as it begins to work with startups and SMEs to increase ocean biodiversity, tackle climate change and create positive social outcomes for coastal communities.
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Yabanex Batista, Economist Impact
Beyond grants: Accelerating blended finance for ocean-positive investments.
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Jesse Klein, Trellis
Microalgae cultivation, seaweed sinking and electrochemistry enhanced sequestration are new ocean-focused ways to pull CO2 out of the air.
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Amir Garanovic, Offshore Energy Energy Solutions
The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has launched a new competition for developers investigating novel technologies for harnessing and converting the power of ocean waves into usable types of energy.
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