Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

The Dangers of Plastic Pollution

• Dillon Hanson-Ahumada, NRDC • Plastics & Pollution

Check out NRDC’s two new factsheets on plastic pollution to learn about plastic’s devastating impact on our oceans and what can be done to stop it.

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The world's fastest-growing source of food

• Meenakshi J, BBC • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The green fronds that grow along much of India's shoreline have large potential as a sustainable food source, while helping to fight climate change.

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'Carbon storage as a service': Norway backs $800m Big Oil-led CO2 capture flagship

• Darius Snieckus, Recharge • Energy Solutions

Northern Lights project being developed together by Shell, Total and Equinor will 'ship in' CO2 collected from industrial emitters for storage under North Sea.

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Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source

• Pallab Sarker, The Conversation • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector. But the key ingredients in commercial fish feed – fishmeal and fish oil – come from an unsustainable source: small fish, such as anchovies and herring, near the base of ocean food webs.

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EU agrees to cut emissions by 55% by 2030 — carbon prices will now triple, says analyst

• Leigh Collins, Recharge • Energy Solutions

The late-night agreement by European leaders is set to rapidly increase the cost of emitting greenhouse gases, potentially speeding up the energy transition

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World's first national roadmap to net zero by 2050 calls for 100GW backbone of offshore wind

• Leigh Collins, Recharge • Energy Solutions

The world’s first detailed roadmap on how to enable a nation to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 has been published by UK government advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

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EnTrust Global Announces Completion of $2.1 Billion Fundraise for Blue Ocean Funds

• Editorial Staff, Business Wire

EnTrust Global (“EnTrust”), a leading alternative asset management firm, announced today that it has completed a fundraising for its EnTrust Global Blue Ocean Funds for investment in the global maritime industry. 

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Could a Michigan green bank offer a blueprint for Biden’s green recovery?

• Tom Perkins, Renewable Energy World • Energy Solutions

As President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team prepares its green economic recovery plan, a Michigan clean energy finance program could provide a bipartisan model for how to spur energy savings and job growth.

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Expanding Seafood Possibilities: Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

• NOAA • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Watch and learn how we are expanding sustainable aquaculture opportunities in the United States to support healthy people, a healthy planet, and a healthy economy.

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New method to label and track nano-particles could improve our understanding of plastic pollution

• University of Surrey • Plastics & Pollution

A ground-breaking method to label and track manufactured nano-plastics could signal a paradigm shift in how we understand and care for environments, finds a new study.

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CEOs of world’s leading seafood companies commit to science-based goals for a healthy ocean

• Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution

For the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have committed to a set of time-bound and measurable goals that will ensure the industry becomes more sustainable.

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550 Groups Ask Biden to Solve Plastic Pollution Crisis With Eight Executive Actions

• Plastic Pollution Coalition • Plastics & Pollution

Presidential Plastics Action Plan Urges Incoming President to Stop New Plastic Production, Regulate Petrochemical Industry, Reduce Plastic Pollution

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Venture fund joins US aquaculture lobby

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Early Charm Ventures, which specialises in turning scientific discoveries made at universities into companies focused on growth, has joined Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS).

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Indian startup gains ground in UAE

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

FreshToHome is raising support from the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) for activities including the development of its “nano farm aquaculture technology”.

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North Sea seaweed gets greener with world's first floating solar aquaculture project

• Darius Snieckus, Recharge • Energy Solutions • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Oceans of Energy development off northern Netherlands aims to accelerate commercialisation of offshore renewables-powered aquaculture.

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A Blue Path to Recovery: The Power of Finance to Rebuild Ocean Health

• UNEP Finance Initiative

The economic activities of ocean-based industries as well as the assets, goods and services of marine ecosystems, the ‘Blue Economy’, has been estimated to generate over USD$2.5 trillion a year.

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Scientists Create Open Source Technology to Track Plastic Pollution

• Editorial Staff, Yale Environment 360 • Plastics & Pollution

Using GPS and satellite tags inside plastic bottles, scientists have found that plastic pollution can travel thousands of miles in just a few months.

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5 Things to Know About Plastic Pollution and How to Stop It

• Tara Lohan, The Revelator • Plastics & Pollution

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

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The fateful eight: the latest investment opportunities in aquaculture and beyond

• Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Four months after joining the world’s only aquaculture and alternative seafood accelerator programme, eight startups from Hatch’s latest cohort pitched their ideas to investors in an entertaining online event today.

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Mortenson, GE Renewable Energy partner with Clearway to repower 160-MW Texas wind farm

• Clarion Energy Content Directors, Renewable Energy World • Energy Solutions

Mortenson has completed construction on the expansion and repowering of an 11-year-old Texas wind farm.

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