Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Sean Fleming, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Global offshore wind has grown from 2.2 gigawatts in 2016 to 6.1 gigawatts in 2020.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
Plastic pollution threatens marine life in many ways, from entangling fish and seabirds to wreaking havoc on their digestive tracts when they mistake it for food.
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Ezra Fieser, Bloomberg
A development bank is preparing to test whether the craze for sustainable debt extends to Latin America’s oceans.
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NOAA
Today, the United States, United Kingdom, Chile, Costa Rica, and France announced a new global partnership to advance the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a nature-based solution in the fight against climate change.
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Climate & Capital Media Team
As World Oceans Day approaches, the Climate & Capital Media dives into the blue economy, what’s emerging and why it’s a critical part of the climate economy.
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Uki Goñi, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Vessels primarily from China switch off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in possible illegal fishing.
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Peter Horn & Katherine Hanly, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
Funding and related assistance programme could help developing nations improve fisheries sustainability.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering Energy Solutions
It turns out that fitting panels above the waterways using suspension cables also provides a surprisingly powerful benefit for the canals themselves.
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Sally Ho, Green Queen Fisheries & Aquaculture
Chicago-based food tech Aqua Cultured Foods is launching what it claims is the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood analogue developed using microbial fermentation.
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The White House
The world’s ocean basins are critical to the success of our Nation and, indeed, to life on Earth.
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Jillian Ambrose, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Campaigners sense turning point as shareholders, boards and The Hague act to force Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell to cut pollution.
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Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, et al., World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, and to get there zero-emission ships must become the dominant and competitive choice by 2030.
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Jack Marley, The Conversation Shipping & Ports
When birdsong was filling the muted days of the first lockdown, marine scientists were noticing something similar in the world’s oceans.
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Kari Huus, Climate & Capital Media Energy Solutions
Your 2021 cheat sheet for the intersection between climate activism and climate finance.
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Guo Jingjing & Su Jilan, World Economic Forum
Pressure on the ocean from human activities and their impact on the marine environment are becoming more widely understood in China.
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Anastasia Quintana & Alfredo Giron Nava, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Local trust is critical for successful marine reserves.
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Call to Earth, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture
Australian tech company Open SC is tracking fish through the supply chain to ensure consumers get sustainably sourced products.
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Walé Azeez, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
A type of seaweed known as kelp is being developed for its nutritional value and its ability to absorb and lock away huge quantities of carbon dioxide.
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Kristian Teleki, World Economic Forum
The stars are aligned around five actions that together will deliver food security, sustainable jobs, climate resilience, justice and hope.
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Maria Damanaki, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
More than one-third of all fish stocks are fished at unsustainable levels, degrading biodiversity, and devastating the future of fisheries and fishermen.
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