Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
A guest blog on creating ethical and socially responsible supply chains by Emy Kane, managing director of Lonely Whale, and Michael Sadowski, executive director of The Circulate Initiative.
Read more → (5 minute read)
Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters Shipping & Ports
Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint.
Read more → (4 minute read)
Jesse Klein, GreenBiz Energy Solutions
Microsoft highlights carbon removal from the ocean, and more.
Read more → (4 minute read)
Aidan Smith, Legal Planet Fisheries & Aquaculture
Digitalization is altering how we understand the environment and act upon issues of sustainability.
Read more → (7 minute read)
Lubomir Varbanov, World Economic Forum
China's extensive coastline and marine resources position it as a key market for "blue finance" projects, balancing economic growth and environmental protection.
Read more → (5 minute read)
Investable Oceans
The Investable Oceans team was thrilled to participate in this year’s WOD and WOW events in New York City. In case you missed the festivities, here are their key takeaways.
Read more → (5 minute read)
UN Climate Change
The Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2023 was held during the Bonn Climate Conference earlier this month and underscored the crucial importance of action to protect the ocean.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Kori Goldberg, GreenBiz Fisheries & Aquaculture
How one aquaculture farm is bringing regeneration to Puget Sound.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Guo Jingjing, World Economic Forum
The ocean underpins the global economy and supports the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Casey Crownhart, MIT Technology Review Plastics & Pollution
Why people want to use seaweed in the oceans to clean up the atmosphere, and what it would take to make it work.
Read more → (6 minute read)
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal for the ocean has been slow so far, but hope is on the horizon.
Read more → (5 minute read)
Emma Cummings-Krueger, Conservation International Plastics & Pollution
Plastic is choking the world’s oceans — threatening vital ecosystems, coastal economies and the health of billions of people who eat contaminated seafood.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Eco Wave Power Energy Solutions
The California State Senate has unanimously passed California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy (“SB 605”). The bill was unanimously approved in three policy committees: the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee; the Natural Resources and Water Committee; and the Appropriations Committee.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Laura Ferguson, Tufts Now Energy Solutions
Efforts to shape a sustainable future for oceans inspire Tufts’ inaugural Bluetech Innovation Day.
Read more → (3 minute read)
The Fish Site Energy Solutions
Scientists have been studying vessel operations in the open ocean aquaculture sector, with an emphasis on how weather conditions impact a fleet’s operational logistics.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Michel Kerf, World Bank Blogs Tourism
Ocean-based natural capital valued at US$24 billion faces serious threats from pollution, global warming, mangrove destruction and overexploitation of ocean resources.
Read more → (3 minute read)
The White House Energy Solutions
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would support coastal communities by fostering collaboration between different industries
Read more → (3 minute read)
Oliver Balch, Reuters Plastics & Pollution
The latest expedition in National Geographic's Pristine Seas initiative has set sail in quest to map and protect the world's oceans.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Responsible Seafood Advocate Fisheries & Aquaculture
More than a billion people rely on seafood as their primary food source. To protect fish and the oceans, we need to use science that is responsive to climate change. Adaptation and resilience are central to all environmental efforts.
Read more → (3 minute read)
Rupert Howes, MSC Fisheries & Aquaculture
With the world’s population set to reach 10 billion by 2050 and food systems and the environment already under intense strain, fresh thinking is required to meet the challenges ahead.
Read more → (3 minute read)
