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Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities

Builders Vision’s Oceans Strategy

Dominic Hofstetter & Dr. Jess Daggers, TransCap Initiative

A Case Study of Systemic Investing.

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Tides of Transparency: A First Mapping of Industrial Ocean Data Sharing

Sive Einarsson, et al., HUB Ocean

A report by the Ocean Data Action Coalition, under the leadership of HUB Ocean and with input from the UN Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group.

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Early-stage outcomes and cost-effectiveness of implementing tourism-led coral propagation and outplanting in the Whitsundays (Great Barrier Reef)

Rachel Scott, et al., Frontiers Tourism

Implementation of coral restoration practices within reef management strategies is accelerating globally to support reef resilience and recovery.

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Ocean Panel Progress Report 2024

Micheline Khan, High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

The second progress report from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.

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Ocean acidification and biodiversity loss

Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation

Ocean acidification and biodiversity loss: Connecting the dots with data is a report written by Economist Impact for Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation. The purpose of this report is to highlight the need for ocean scientists to prove causal links between ocean acidification (OA) and damage to marine species, and the challenges involved in doing so.

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Copernicus Ocean State Report 8

Copernicus

The OSR 8 is a flagship report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the current state, ongoing trends and natural variations of the ocean.

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Governing Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Roles and Opportunities for the Private Sector

World Economic Forum

The entry into force of the “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction” (BBNJ Agreement) marks a historic moment. This white paper presents practical insights into the agreement’s implications from companies operating in these areas.

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Impulse response functions as a framework for quantifying ocean-based carbon dioxide removal

Elizabeth Yankovsky, et al., EGUSphere Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution

Limiting global warming to 2 °C by the end of the century requires dramatically reducing CO2 emissions, and also implementing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.

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Next steps for assessing ocean iron fertilization for marine carbon dioxide removal

Ken O. Buesseler, et al., Frontiers Plastics & Pollution

There are many potential approaches to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), of which ocean iron fertilization (OIF) has the longest history of study.

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Floating Offshore Wind

Aly Rose, David Siap, CREO Energy Solutions

The offshore wind resource is massive, 71 TW per the World Bank. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global offshore wind resource is 18x the world’scurrent electricity demand and, of this, 80% is floatingand 20% is fixed.

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Global ocean carbon uptake enhanced by rainfall

Laetitia Parc, et al., Plastics & Pollution

Rain alters local sea surface physical and biogeochemical properties but its spatiotemporal variability has led to its overlook in global ocean carbon uptake studies.

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Sinking Seaweed

Warren Cornwall, Science Fisheries & Aquaculture

An ambitious strategy aims to cool the planet by dumping farmed seaweed on the sea floor. Will it work?

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Can coastal and marine carbon dioxide removal help to close the emissions gap? Scientific, legal, economic, and governance considerations

Martin Johnson, et al., University of California Press Plastics & Pollution

In this Policy Bridge, we present the key issues regarding the safety, efficacy, funding, and governance of coastal and marine systems in support of climate change mitigation.

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Co-occurrence of surf breaks and carbon-dense ecosystems suggests opportunities for coastal conservation

Jacob J. Bukoski, et al., Society for Conservation Biology Tourism

Surf breaks are increasingly recognized as socio-environmental phenomena that provide opportunities for biodiversity conservation and sustained benefits for local communities.

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An assessment of ocean alkalinity enhancement using aqueous hydroxides: kinetics, efficiency, and precipitation thresholds

Mallory C. Ringham, et al., Biogeosciences

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is a promising approach to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) that leverages the large surface area and carbon storage capacity of the oceans to sequester atmospheric CO2 as dissolved bicarbonate. 

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The blue imperative: understanding interactions between the ocean, climate and economy

Elena Almeida & Lea Reitmeier, Cetex

The services provided by the ocean and marine ecosystems are pivotal to sustaining life on Earth and underpin vital interactions between the climate, economy and human wellbeing.

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The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony

Clive Thompson, WIRED Plastics & Pollution

Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.

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Centring justice for labour in the new blue economy: Principles for applying emerging evidence and theoretical critiques to policy and practice

He Yuan, et al., Science Direct

The Blue Economy, according to the World Bank, is the "sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of ocean ecosystem”, refers to a set of economic activities that sustainably make use of marine ecosystems while protecting nature at the same time.

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Allianz Research: Sustainable Ocean

Allianz SE

This report is a roadmap for action. It highlights the need for a holistic, cross-sector approach to ocean sustainability and a vibrant Blue Economy.

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Catalyzing Offshore Wind in Developing Nations: The Role of Concessional Finance

ORRAA and Ocean Conservancy Energy Solutions

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current climate finance landscape and renewable energy financing avenues, highlighting the transformative potential of concessional finance in accelerating the deployment of offshore wind projects in developing countries.

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