Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Pedro Ahlers, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
To understand and maximize the value of carbon economically, it must be priced correctly, and be subject to global and universal standards.
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Libby Leonard, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
A report from the United Nations, polluting facilities and industries — particularly the companies drilling for the oil that helps make plastic — are often placed in vulnerable communities, who are now subject to toxins from plastic incineration as well as other hazards from disposal.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
A new paper explores that making the rights and needs of Indigenous people a priority is essential to turning the tide of plastic pollution and putting a stop to plastic dumping on Te Moananui.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism
An article by the World Economic Forum that outlines the efforts of more than 100 companies working together to power global aviation with 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.
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Ted Janulis, World Economic Forum
Market-based sustainable ocean investing is surging, with opportunities across all sectors and asset classes of the blue economy.
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Peter Cluskey, The Irish Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Dutch seaweed farmers complete world’s first offshore mechanical harvest. Feat marks first step towards large-scale development of commercial seaweed farms in North Sea, says farmers’ group.
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Sangita Khadka Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) introduces its second cohort of 10 ocean innovators.
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Marine Technology News Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
News story on a new wood chip carrier which will collect ocean microplastics.
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Ryan Ono, The Ocean Conservancy Energy Solutions
The Ocean Conservancy breaks down wave energy.
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Seruni Putri Soewondo, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Plastic waste pollution in Southeast Asia is at alarming levels and thus calls for urgent solutions.
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Martin Armstrong, Statista Plastics & Pollution
This statista article by The World Economic Forum explores the top emitters of microplastics in our oceans.
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Olga Lucía Caro Jácome, World Ocean Initiative Tourism
Catching up with Ocean Changemaker Challenge winner Olga Lucía Caro Jácome.
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The Fish Site Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Blue Ocean Barns has contracted Blue Evolution for a project to commercialise large-scale farming of Asparagopsis taxiformis for their seaweed-based cattle feed supplement, Brominata.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Bluu Seafood, the lab-cultivated seafood startup, claims to be the first company in Europe to have produced market‐ready products made from cultivated fish cells.
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Vedant Kulkarni, World Economic Forum
The sustainable blue economy offers lucrative ROIs and a promising future while centering Indigenous and local communities.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts
Study supports states’ efforts to include ‘blue carbon’ in climate change response.
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Anna Wellenstein & Genevieve Connors, World Economic Forum
The blue economy is built around coastal and marine resources, and creates millions of jobs worldwide.
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A.M. Cisneros-Montemayor et al., The Conversation
The words "blue economy" will soon shape the future of Canada's oceans, from the fiords and straits of British Columbia to the rugged coastlines of the Atlantic to the vast seascapes of the Arctic.
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Jessica Moran, AMP News Energy Solutions
For the first time in Australia's history, a wave energy converter trial has successfully generated energy from the chaotic and wild ocean waves to power homes.
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Jessica Moran, ABC News Energy Solutions
For the first time in Australia's history, a wave energy converter trial has successfully generated energy from the chaotic and wild ocean waves to power homes.
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