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Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Elizabeth Yankovsky, et al., EGUSphereLimiting 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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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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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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The private sector has a tremendous opportunity to capitalize on the growing momentum in global climate and sustainability (“climate”) finance.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The Biden AdministrationAs climate impacts on our ocean continue to intensify, it will be critical to build on the strong momentum for ocean climate action generated over the last several years and continue to take bold action to address the climate crisis.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
SeaAhead, Orsted, VenterraThis whitepaper focuses on the potential of offshore wind innovation in biodiversity protection, highlights technology and startups in the “bluetech” landscape, and classifies startups based upon their impact in the sector.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
European Commission Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries & Joint Research CentreThe new edition of the EU Blue Economy Report is out, offering an in-depth analysis of European blue economy sectors and their performances based on the latest available data.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Karen Filbee-Dexter, et al., Nature GeoscienceThe coastal ocean represents an important global carbon sink and is a focus for interventions to mitigate climate change and meet the Paris Agreement targets while supporting biodiversity and other ecosystem functions.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Natalie F. Anderson, et al., NatureClimate change is causing persistent, widespread, and significant impacts on marine ecosystems which are predicted to interact and intensify
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Andre Ranchin, Hymans RobertsonA sustainable and growing blue economy can provide investment opportunities and a significant environmental return.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Jennifer Ring, Marieta Stefanova, Raiditya Roebiono and Katherine Stodulka, SystemiqUnlocking investment at scale in critical coastal ecosystems.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
BCG, Global Resilience Partnership & USAIDFrom Risk to Reward: The Business Imperative to Finance Climate Adaptation and Resilience is a new study published by BCG in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that lays out the investment thesis for the private sector to finance climate adaptation and resilience.
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New Investments will advance ocean-climate and marine-based initiatives.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
High Level Panel for A Sustainable Ocean EconomyClimate change poses stark risks to the health of the ocean and to the realisation of a prosperous and sustainable ocean economy. Acidification and rising ocean temperatures are negatively impacting important industries such as fishing and tourism, as well as the well-being of coastal populations. There is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit further temperature rise.
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Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Economist ImpactOver the past decade, the maritime industry has made significant strides in its decarbonisation journey. A new report analyzes the improvements.
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The story of the grassroots initiative that launched a solution-oriented Ocean Climate Action Plan that helped shape the Biden Administration’s approach to climate.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Rita M. Franco-Santos, et al., Biological ReviewsAn examination of over 180 publications synthesizes evidence regarding macroalgal forest carbon sequestration potential.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Oliver S. Ashford, et al., High Level Panel for A Sustainable Ocean EconomyA guide to managing blue carbon ecosystems as a nature-based solution for supporting sustainable development.
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UNCTADThe Trade and Environment Review 2023 analyses the impacts of human activities and global crises on the ocean economy, which includes traditional sectors such as fishing and shipping, as well as emerging ones like offshore wind energy and marine biotechnology.
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IFC, World Bank GroupThis paper was developed by IFC Climate Business Department in collaboration with Silverstrum and Climate Focus to provide an overview of the emerging blue carbon market.
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