The World Ocean Initiative fosters a global conversation on the greatest challenges facing the seas, inspiring bold thinking, new partnerships and the most effective action to build a sustainable ocean economy. The World Ocean Initiative translates the momentum and focus of the World Ocean Summit into a year-round programme on the ocean that leverages the full capabilities of The Economist Group. Through carefully designed and sequenced research and knowledge-building, and by convening decision-makers across the ocean space, we aim to build new outcomes-focused agendas, and new constituencies, across our levers of change: financing, governance and innovation. The World Ocean Summit beats at the heart of the World Ocean Initiative, providing an annual stage to mark progress across our own initiative, and elsewhere across the cutting edge of the global ocean agenda. As thought leaders and conveners, we have a unique place in the wider ocean dialogue. The initiative combines activities from all parts of the group, including the Economist Intelligence Unit, Economist Films, Thought Leadership and Economist Events to inform, inspire and engage key stakeholders from across the ocean community.
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Ocean Changemakers Challenge 2025 is open at the link below on F6S until December 31 and provides mentors. It's for companies/founders anywhere in the world at idea, prototype or users stage. Thanks to Tatiana Der Avedissian,Michael Cluskey,Caroline Broderick at The Economist for supporting founders and startups. Apply at the link below or check out their past teams at https://lnkd.in/gnXyYQqD
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Pharmaceuticals have been found in wastewater, surface water, sediments, groundwater, and drinking water, reaching as far as Antarctica. Explore the complex issue of ocean pollution caused by the pharmaceutical industry and the medical field: http://econimpact.co/Cs #oceanpollution #plasticpollution
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Victor L. Vescovo writes for Economist Impact's World Ocean Initiative on how the new secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority can bring more transparency to the organisation by adopting a new approach to assess the merits of deep-sea mining (DSM). He challenges the narrative that DSM is a necessary and profitable industry, and calls for a more thorough examination of its financial and technological feasibility. Learn more: http://econimpact.co/BH #deepseamining #worldoceaninitiative
How do we ensure that ports are not just gateways for goods, but catalysts for climate action? Find out in this guest blog by World Ocean Summit speaker Allyson Browne, co-founder and chief executive of HACC, the High Ambition Climate Collective: http://econimpact.co/Bp #WorldMaritimeDay #WorldOceanInitiative #climateaction
The shipping industry produces 3% of global emissions, roughly equivalent to the entire country of Japan. Fulfilling the goals of the Paris Agreement and achieving net zero emissions by 2050 means urgently finding alternatives to fossil fuels: http://econimpact.co/Bg #fossilfuels #netzero #WorldMaritimeDay
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How do we ensure that ports are not just gateways for goods, but catalysts for climate action? Find out in this guest blog by World Ocean Summit speaker Allyson Browne, co-founder and chief executive of HACC, the High Ambition Climate Collective: http://econimpact.co/AM #ports #WorldOceanInitiative #climateaction
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The shipping industry produces 3% of global emissions, roughly equivalent to the entire country of Japan. Fulfilling the goals of the Paris Agreement and achieving net zero emissions by 2050 means urgently finding alternatives to fossil fuels: http://econimpact.co/AG #fossilfuels #netzero
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Kelp forests are being replaced by invasive urchin barrens, causing a loss in biodiversity and requiring innovative solutions to tackle the issue. Learn more: http://econimpact.co/zD #biodiversity #SDGs
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Science focus in 140-mile Epic Swim Maui event sees data gathered on everything from microplastics and forever chemicals to the quality of the island’s groundwater. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/ejkid_7q Image credits: Dayanidhi Das #TheSustainabilityProject #microplastics
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In this week's newsletter: analyse the crucial need for water security across SIDS, find out how we can bolster transboundary water cooperation and explore efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in the largest estuary in America, Chesapeake Bay.