Innovation In The Blue Economy: The Technologies Reshaping Ocean-Based Industries
The Blue Action Accelerator applies an impact lens, prioritizing solutions that aim to decarbonize the Blue Economy. Shipping and port infrastructure are major focus areas – they account for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The oceans have long served as our planet’s silent protector, absorbing the brunt of climate change’s impacts. They’ve taken in 90% of the excess heat from greenhouse gases, buffering us from even more extreme temperature increases. But this comes at an enormous cost. As the oceans absorb a staggering 30% of human-made CO2 emissions, acidification weakens the shells of marine life like corals and molluscs, rising sea levels from melting ice sheets threaten coastal communities<( article continues at Forbes )