Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Jennifer Pryce, Forbes
The world’s second largest natural harbor is in Halifax, so it’s no wonder the city hosted The Economist Impact’s World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit last month.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Economic Impact Tourism
Is sustainability the “new luxury” for coastal resorts?
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Tarutr Malhotra, Your Story Energy Solutions
Bengaluru-based Sea6 Energy is cultivating industrial amounts of seaweed that can be used as biofuel, bioplastics, and much more.
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The Fish Site Energy Solutions
The University of California at San Diego has announced the second cohort for the StartBlue programme, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tacking ocean-focused challenges and solutions.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cascadia Seaweed has received $4.3 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to construct a 100 ha ocean farm and agrifeed processing facility in northern British Columbia.
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Matthew Sparkes, New Scientist Energy Solutions
A battery that has crucial parts made from seaweed could pave the way to greener energy storage.
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Economic Impact Energy Solutions
Panellists at the 2022 World Ocean Summit discuss measures needed to boost the uptake of green fuels in shipping
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Stephen Daniells Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
With a full suite a successful New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs) and steady stream of peer-reviewed publications substantiating its claims, Hofseth Biocare (HBC) is feeling bullish about its portfolio of upcycled ingredients.
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Nasdaq Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Oceans and other bodies of water cover a vast majority of Earth, but a case can be made that investors’ portfolios are too dry when it comes to sustainable ocean investing concepts.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from AeraVC and Graph Ventures to scale its novel carbon removal technology.
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Andreas Nordseth, World Ocean Summit Shipping & Ports
A guest blog by World Ocean Summit speaker Andreas Nordseth, director-general of the Danish Maritime Authority
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Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank & ORRAA co-host leading investors, entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Mallorca.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes
Given that the oceans cover more than two thirds of the Earth and play a vital role in sustaining the planet’s eco-system, you would have thought they would be a top priority for philanthropists and investors looking to save the planet.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Israeli food tech startup Forsea Foods has developed an innovative method for creating cell-cultured eel meat that relies on fewer growth factors.
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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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