Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
UN Environment Program Tourism
The Reef-World Foundation—the international coordinator of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Green Fins initiative—is reminding tourists of the huge environmental impact their actions can have and is calling on people to protect coral reefs by following a few simple guidelines.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Ambitious plans to tackle marine plastic pollution were announced by the G20 last year. The World Ocean Initiative assesses its progress and focuses on Japan ahead of the World Ocean Summit in Tokyo on March 9th-10th.
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UC Davis
The introduction of seaweed to cows' feed can reduce methane emissions by 58%, according to research from UC Davis.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Spiky, voracious and multiplying at an alarming rate, sea urchins are destroying marine ecosystems around the world. The solution? Eat them, according to one company.
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Jessica Corbett, EcoWatch.
In a new report about how the world's coral reefs face "the combined threats of climate change, pollution, and overfishing" a London-based nonprofit calls for greater global efforts to end the climate crisis and ensure the survival of these vital underwater ecosystems.Read more → (5 minute read)
James Richen, Responsible Investor Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
James Richens, editor of The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative, takes stock of Responsible Investor’s survey of investment risks and opportunities in the blue economy.
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Anders Holst Nymark Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Collaboration between governments and industry is crucial to make new green technologies competitive alternatives to fossil fuels.
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Robert Blasiak, The Conversation
Humans are leaving a heavy footprint on the Earth, but when did we become the main driver of change in the planet’s ecosystems?
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Johannah Christensen Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Emissions from shipping could grow by 250% by 2050 if no action is taken. Halving shipping’s emissions by 2050 could require $1.2 trillion in investment. But the scale of this challenge could be big enough to spur decarbonization across other sectors, too.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
New research reveals significant interest among investors in financing the transition to a sustainable ocean economy. But blue finance is still a niche proposition with many barriers to overcome.Read more → (6 minute read)
CDP
CDP’s annual A List names the world's most pioneering companies leading on environmental transparency and performance. This year, we recognize more than 170 corporates as the leaders acting to address climate risks and build our future zero-carbon economy - one that works for both people and planet.Read more → (10 minute read)
Global Maritime Forum Plastics & Pollution
At least $1 trillion of capital investment in land-based and ship-related infrastructure required to halve international shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Read more → (5 minute read)
Ker Than. Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
In 2000, Stanford marine ecologist Larry Crowder read an intriguing scientific paper that introduced the concept of mobile marine protected areas, or mMPAs – ocean sanctuaries whose boundaries can shift in space and time to protect animals that follow changing ocean features like the Gulf Stream.Read more → (7 minute read)
World Resources Institute
Global greenhouse gas emissions are on track to rise once again to their highest level in history. Our time is shrinking to reduce climate-warming emissions enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2 degrees Celsius (2.7-3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.Read more → (6 minute read)
Paul Brinkmann, U.S. News Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new land-based salmon farm, described by industry groups as among the world's largest, is raising millions of the healthy popular fish in giant warehouses about 30 miles southwest of Miami.Read more → (7 minute read)
Emma Critchley and Douglas McCauley
In 2019, we saw a mixed bag of news stories from oceans, high seas and marine conservation. A fair bit of progress was made toward an international treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas.Read more → (9 minute read)
Beth Gardiner, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Plastics & Pollution
A world awash in plastic will soon see even more, as a host of new petrochemical plants — their ethane feedstock supplied by the fracking boom — come online. Major oil companies, facing the prospect of reduced demand for their fuels, are ramping up their plastics output.Read more → (9 minute read)
Alexandra Ossola, Quartz Fisheries & Aquaculture
If you’ve only heard about the negative aspects of algae, like how its blooms clog waterways and kill off species, you’re missing half the story. Now scientists and engineers are discovering new ways to harness algae’s unique qualities.Read more → (3 minute read)
Martin Koehring, The Economist Group- World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
Safeguarding and harnessing the ocean’s ability to provide for people and the planet is crucial for sustainable development, says Martin Koehring, head of the World Ocean Initiative.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Growth in low-carbon technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines is driving demand for metals used in batteries and wiring. The World Ocean Initiative finds out whether it could be more sustainable to get these resources from the seabed rather than terrestrial mines.
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