Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Philipp Rickenbacher, World Economic Forum
Transparency, choice and trust are needed to unlock the power of private investors in shaping sustainability.
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Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Port of Newcastle says move is part of plan to decarbonise the business by 2040 and ‘we don’t really have a choice’.
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Saleem Mustafa, World Economic Forum
Saving the ocean will require a firm commitment from maritime countries that deploys a mix of several approaches.
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Mogens L. Mathiesen, World Economic Forum
With collaborative action and data sharing the industry has an opportunity to build a sustainable blue economy.
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel.
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Marine Administration, US Department of Transportation Shipping & Ports
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 PIDP includes priorities related to job creation, climate change, and environmental justice impacts.
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Paul Hickin and Surabhi Sahu, S&P Global Shipping & Ports
Shipping's ability to meet decarbonization targets seem both extremely easy and very tough.
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Alice Chen, The Hill Times
There's 'huge potential' for the country to take advantage of the economy driven by ocean resources, says Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, but this comes with 'a lot of responsibility' for the government.
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Kerry Walker, National Geographic Tourism
With the Arctic warming three times faster than the rest of the planet, can travel to the region ever be sustainable? Select tours to Svalbard suggest small group trips may be a force for good.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
After successful early research at Belfast’s Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS), livestock farmers throughout the UK will trial seaweed supplements to reduce methane emissions from animals.
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Offshore Source Energy Solutions
UK government to invest in tidal stream electricity in hopes of growing this emerging energy source.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Farming brown kelp (Saccharina latissima) or Royal Kombu can help safeguard the environment and when incorporated into the human food chain, can reduce the climate impacts of our diets.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published its first ever aquaculture overview, a document that covers the Norwegian Sea ecoregion.
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Ship Technology Shipping & Ports
Methanol, unlike ammonia, is safe for environment and not toxic in nature.
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K Oanh Ha, Bloomberg Plastics & Pollution
Companies experiment with ways to make the plastic used in most face coverings biodegradable, so it won't threaten marine life.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
An innovative resort in Indonesia is simultaneously providing jobs for locals and protecting the marine environment.
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Investable Oceans
We invite you to make this holiday and 2022 a little more BLUE – check out our five tips to reduce your impact this season and beyond.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific: Investing in a blue economy raised the stakes on the role of blue finance for our planet’s future.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Can new technologies accelerate plastic recycling in Europe?
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The Guardian Tourism
Mass tourism had brought the archipelago to the brink of ecological catastrophe.
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