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Second UN Ocean Conference Concludes with 300+ Pledges to Protect Our Ocean

Delegates reflected on the progress made since the first UN Ocean Conference in 2017, including the establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop a new international treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Despite billions of dollars worth of commitments, questions persisted as to whether pledges would translate into “meaningful assistance for the custodians of the ocean, especially since SDG 14…

July 7, 2022
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World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit

The Economist Impact’s World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit will convene innovators, business leaders, thought leaders, and investors to learn about and engage with the latest “blue economy” innovators and technologies, and identify solutions that will form the roadmap to a sustainable, thriving ocean economy. Taking place in Halifax, Canada, the two-day program will showcase local innovations that have the potential to be scaled globally,…

October 4, 2022 - October 5, 2022 Halifax, Canada (in person)
Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment Of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution
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Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment Of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution

Plastic has become ubiquitous on store shelves and in our homes. From wrapped food and disposable bottles to microbeads in body washes, it's used widely as packaging or in products because it's versatile, cheap, and convenient. But this convenience comes with a price. Plastic waste is entering the ocean at a rate of about 11 million metric tons a year, where it is harming marine life and…

Common Seas, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SYSTEMIQ, The Pew Charitable Trusts, University of Leeds, University of Oxford July 23, 2020