Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Greenpeace International Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Today the Supreme Court of Norway ruled in the People Vs Arctic Oil court case where environmental and youth organisations have sued the Norwegian State for opening up for new oil drilling in the Arctic. The judgment was uneven, with four judges believing that the oil licenses in the Arctic should be invalid for climate reasons, but the majority voted in favour of the Norwegian state.
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Eric Usher, World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Eric Usher, head of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), calls for a transformational shift in private finance to regenerate ocean health.
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Nadra Nittle, HuffPost Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Perhaps the most promising solution for reducing bovines’ release of this powerful planet-warming gas? Feeding cows seaweed.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
A recent webinar discussed solutions that businesses, academic institutions and governments can implement to equip people with the skills they will need to enjoy thriving careers in marine industries in the future.
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The Independent Fisheries & Aquaculture
The coronavirus pandemic has been a struggle for much of American seafood but at least one sector of the industry has found a way to grow during the crisis — the seaweed business.
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Jeff St. John, Green Tech Media Energy Solutions
Biden administration actions could double renewables by 2030, but new laws will be needed to achieve greater gains, Wood Mackenzie finds.
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Matt Egan, CNN Business Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
The Rockefeller Foundation, a 107-year-old philanthropy built by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, is breaking up with fossil fuels in an effort to save the planet.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Can blue bonds be used to compensate fishers for reducing catches before stocks are overfished beyond recovery? The idea faces many challenges, but solutions must be found.
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Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture
For many North Americans, direct interaction with seaweed products has largely been limited to sushi and high-end beauty products. No longer. Over the last decade, seaweed cultivation has emerged as an area of growth and innovation, with applications ranging widely from culinary to climate solutions.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Ocean Changemakers Challenge aims to showcase innovators working to develop business solutions to ocean-related sustainability challenges. It is aimed at early-career researchers or professionals. Entries will close at 11.59 PM (GMT) on February 5th 2021.
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UMAS Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The infographic shows the deep emission cuts that will be needed to meet the IMO GHG targets and demonstrates that energy efficiency measures, whilst important, will not be sufficient on their own.
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Darius Snieckus, Recharge Energy Solutions
Report from IHS Markit calculates $1.3trn will go into clean-energy by 2025 as renewables surge to account for 18% of worldwide electricity supply.
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Lucy Jakub, The New York Review Fisheries & Aquaculture
The promise and pitfalls of commercializing kelp.
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Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Driven by technological advances, facilities are being built with storage systems that can hold enough renewable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The advent of “big battery” technology addresses a key challenge for green energy — the intermittency of wind and solar.
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Dillon Hanson-Ahumada, NRDC Plastics & Pollution
Check out NRDC’s two new factsheets on plastic pollution to learn about plastic’s devastating impact on our oceans and what can be done to stop it.
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Meenakshi J, BBC Fisheries & Aquaculture
The green fronds that grow along much of India's shoreline have large potential as a sustainable food source, while helping to fight climate change.
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Darius Snieckus, Recharge Energy Solutions
Northern Lights project being developed together by Shell, Total and Equinor will 'ship in' CO2 collected from industrial emitters for storage under North Sea.
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Pallab Sarker, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector. But the key ingredients in commercial fish feed – fishmeal and fish oil – come from an unsustainable source: small fish, such as anchovies and herring, near the base of ocean food webs.
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Leigh Collins, Recharge Energy Solutions
The late-night agreement by European leaders is set to rapidly increase the cost of emitting greenhouse gases, potentially speeding up the energy transition
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Leigh Collins, Recharge Energy Solutions
The world’s first detailed roadmap on how to enable a nation to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 has been published by UK government advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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