Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Chicago-based food tech Aqua Cultured Foods is launching what it claims is the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood analogue developed using microbial fermentation.
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The White House
The world’s ocean basins are critical to the success of our Nation and, indeed, to life on Earth.
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Campaigners sense turning point as shareholders, boards and The Hague act to force Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell to cut pollution.
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The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, and to get there zero-emission ships must become the dominant and competitive choice by 2030.
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When birdsong was filling the muted days of the first lockdown, marine scientists were noticing something similar in the world’s oceans.
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Your 2021 cheat sheet for the intersection between climate activism and climate finance.
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Guo Jingjing & Su Jilan, World Economic Forum
Pressure on the ocean from human activities and their impact on the marine environment are becoming more widely understood in China.
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Local trust is critical for successful marine reserves.
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Australian tech company Open SC is tracking fish through the supply chain to ensure consumers get sustainably sourced products.
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A type of seaweed known as kelp is being developed for its nutritional value and its ability to absorb and lock away huge quantities of carbon dioxide.
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Kristian Teleki, World Economic Forum
The stars are aligned around five actions that together will deliver food security, sustainable jobs, climate resilience, justice and hope.
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More than one-third of all fish stocks are fished at unsustainable levels, degrading biodiversity, and devastating the future of fisheries and fishermen.
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The Seaweed Company, specializing in the cultivation of traceable seaweed species, launched Blue Farming® for accelerating the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture.
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Peter de Menocal, World Economic Forum
Our society’s capacity to mitigate and adapt to future climate impacts is dependent upon how accurately we can predict them. We are currently missing reliable and consistent ocean observations throughout more than 90% of the world’s oceans.
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A community project on the Lamu archipelago trains women in preserving this vital ecosystem and provides business loans.
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Douglas Broom, World Economic Forum
The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface. It is the last and largest unexplored area on Earth. Yet too few of us really understand how it is inextricably connected to all aspects of our lives.
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Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.
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Daniela V. Fernandez, World Economic Forum
We need to empower a future generation of leaders to create a sustainable world with a healthy and thriving ocean.
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Aquaculture can use technology to get ahead of disease outbreaks, argues Tony Chen, co-founder and CEO of Manolin.
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Decarbonising aviation is only possible with the support of both international political leadership and public-private collaboration.
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