BlueEconomyNews.Earth Week in Review

Date:

November 21, 2025

Blue Finance

Analysis Shows Companies Have Big Gaps in Their Nature-Related Financial Disclosures That Could Cost Them

EU Awards Over €600 Million for Alternative Fuel Projects, Port Electrification and Onshore Power

Flocean Raises $22.5 Million to Expand Subsea Desalination for Industrial, Municipal Uses

CITGO Petroleum Contributes $800,000 for Coastal Environmental Programs

Regulation

At COP30 Nations Vow to Sustainably Manage 100% of Their Ocean But Balk at the Lynchpin: Ditching Fossil Fuels

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Tiffany & Co. Foundation Developing Framework for More Holistic Ocean Governance

Conservation

At COP30 Nations Vow to Sustainably Manage 100% of Their Ocean But Balk at the Lynchpin: Ditching Fossil Fuels

Saudi Arabia Expands Marine Protected Areas with Two New Biodiverse Sites

Ocean, Land, Can’t Sequester as Much Carbon Because of Climate Change. Keeping Global Warming Below 1.5°C is “No Longer Plausible” Report Says

CITGO Petroleum Contributes $800,000 for Coastal Environmental Programs

Interconnected

Hope Zones Launches Regenerative Seaweed Farm in Portugal’s Wave Capital Uniting Surfers, Fishers, Aquaculture and Conservationists

Sustainable Shipping

EU Awards Over €600 Million for Alternative Fuel Projects, Port Electrification and Onshore Power

New Maritime Association for Clean Seas Provides Industry a Vehicle for Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

Fishing/Aquaculture

Hope Zones Launches Regenerative Seaweed Farm in Portugal’s Wave Capital Uniting Surfers, Fishers, Aquaculture and Conservationists

Maine, USA Fishing Communities Rejecting Industrial Aquaculture

Blue Carbon

Indonesia Launches Blue Carbon Ecosystems Roadmap at COP30 Adding Seagrasses and Salt Marshes

Energy

Ocean Winds Chosen for Floating Offshore Wind Site in Celtic Sea

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