Sunday, November 9, 2025

BLUE ECONOMY INNOVATION

EU Innovation Fund Uses EU ETS Proceeds for Decarbonization Projects

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The European Commission has announced it will invest a total of €2.9 billion from EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) proceeds into 61 projects through its...

FOREST Project Launches to Accelerate Ocean Energy Commercialization

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The FOREST (Future Ocean Renewable Energy System Technologies) project has launched with support from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Program. The €4...

Company That Creates Fish Fillets From Muscle Cells Raises $1.2 Million

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U.S. company Atlantic Fish Co., which grows fillets from muscle cells of fish, has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round. The company will...

BLUE FINANCE

EU Innovation Fund Uses EU ETS Proceeds for Decarbonization Projects

Susan Lahey -
The European Commission has announced it will invest a total of €2.9 billion from EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) proceeds into 61 projects through its...

New Sustainability-Linked Loan Initiative for Global Ports Aims to Accelerate Shipping Decarbonization

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C40 Cities, supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has launched the Global Port Sustainability-Linked...

WWF Urges Financial Institutions to Factor Ocean Health into Regulations to Protect Global Economic Stability

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The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned that accelerating ocean decline poses a material risk to global financial stability and calls for urgent...

BLUE CARBON

SeaForester Raises $1.9 Million to Restore Native Kelp Forests in the Ocean

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SeaForester, a Portugal and Norway-based company that helps replant and restore native kelp forests has raised $1.9 million. The company will use the funds...

Isometric Certifies Protocol to Register Carbon Credits for Direct Ocean Capture and Storage of CO2

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Isometric carbon credit registry has certified the Direct Ocean Capture and Storage (DOCS) Protocol. This protocol outlines requirements and procedures for projects that use DOCS...

Antarctic Krill Store As Much Carbon As The World’s Mangroves, Salt Marshes and Seagrass Beds

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Angus Atkinson, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Anna Belcher, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and Emma Cavan, Imperial College London Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that...

Regulation

Ocean Conservation Groups’ Open Letter to EU President and Fisheries Commissioner Seeks Stronger Protection for the Deep Sea

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Dozens of leading ocean conservation organizations penned an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans,...

Study Shows That Deep Sea Mining Waste from The Clarion-Clipperton Zone Threatens the Food Chain

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Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) could severely impact the food web in that part of the ocean causing cascading impacts up...

ISS Report Shows Most Corporate Issuers Are Still Bullish on Their Global Sustainability Strategies

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Global data and advisory company ISS-Corporate reports that global momentum in sustainability strategies remains strong, especially in the European, the Middle East and Africa...

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