Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
There has been an upsurge in plastic pollution as humanity reaches for masks, gloves and other disposables to fight coronavirus. But what, ask Costas Velis and Ed Cook, will the problem of plastic pollution look like in 2040?
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Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Billy NaumanDamage to ecosystems including forests and coral reefs forecast to have devastating effect on global economy
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Dona Bertarelli & Mukhisa KituyiMukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD’s new special adviser for the blue economy, outline what the blue recovery agenda should include. Developing countries in particular can benefit.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
Fiona HarveyReport says there are substantial economic benefits to be had from ocean conservation
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Recent World Ocean Initiative coverage highlights the need for systemic change, concerted corporate action and international collaboration, says Martin Koehring, head of the World Ocean Initiative.
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Artificial reefs are vital in protecting offshore wind farms from strong tides, but existing defences often contain plastic, which could be harmful to marine life.
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If we are not careful, short-term thinking during the pandemic could lead to an even larger environmental and public-health calamity in the future.
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Reducing the range of plastic types, improving waste management in developing-country cities and incentivising the market to recycle were some of the solutions to waste plastic considered in the World Ocean Initiative’s latest webinar.
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Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Rob KaplanClimate finance and circular plastic investing are going to need to come together to address the climate crisis in a comprehensive way. Only by looking beyond renewables and closing the gaps and improving the production of materials like plastics, aluminum and so on can we develop the kind of circular economy we need to solve both the climate and plastic pollution problems.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist GroupGovernment plans to stimulate economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic should support growth and employment in the sustainable ocean economy.
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1.3 billion plastic bottles are sold daily around the world. And that's just the tip of the fossil-based plastic iceberg.
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Scientists have discovered the highest concentration of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor—1.9 million pieces in one square meter (approximately 11 square feet) of the Mediterranean.
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While we know plastic is terrible for marine life, detecting plastic pollution in the ocean is notoriously challenging.
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The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
David Hume, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist GroupGuest blogger David Hume, marine energy manager with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US, considers the role of innovation hubs in nurturing blue economy businesses.
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Plastic pollution is the most widespread problem affecting the marine environment. It also threatens ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.
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Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Tatiana Schlossberg, NYTMachine-learning applications are proving to be especially useful to the scientific community studying the planet's largest bodies of water.
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Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe.
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Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Amy Woodyatt, CNNMarine life in the world's oceans could recover to healthy levels in the next thirty years if decisive and urgent action is taken, an international review has found.
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Plastic made of starch and cellulose is strong and water-resistant but breaks down in the ocean over time
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