Doug Stetzer
@doug4321.bsky.social
Oceans and e-bikes. Writing at Emerging Oceans https://emergingoceans.substack.com/
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People know that “shark nets” at beaches aren’t physical barriers to kindly discourage sharks from approaching the beach, but regular nets that kill everything, including but not limited to sharks, right?
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More than 90% of marine animals caught in NSW shark nets over summer were non-target species
Exclusive: New documents reveal NSW government division over controversial program as data reveals death toll
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2024 at 6:32 PM
People know that “shark nets” at beaches aren’t physical barriers to kindly discourage sharks from approaching the beach, but regular nets that kill everything, including but not limited to sharks, right?
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When it comes to the energy transition, shipping is leaving aviation in the dust.
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Energy Transition Gains Momentum in Shipping
Shipping, a hard to abate industry, is seeing progress on its transition to cleaner fuels. The impact will be significant.
emergingoceans.substack.com
April 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM
When it comes to the energy transition, shipping is leaving aviation in the dust.
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/energy-tra...
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/energy-tra...
When combined with output from solar farms, total electricity output from renewable sources in the U.K. was 27.1 TWh during Q1 2024, the highest quarterly total ever for the U.K. and a record 42.2% share of total electricity generation.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Wind overtakes fossil fuels for UK electricity generation
Wind farms have been the primary source of electricity in the United Kingdom for the past two consecutive quarters, marking the longest stretch on record that renewable energy has surpassed fossil fuels in U.K. electricity generation.
www.reuters.com
April 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM
When combined with output from solar farms, total electricity output from renewable sources in the U.K. was 27.1 TWh during Q1 2024, the highest quarterly total ever for the U.K. and a record 42.2% share of total electricity generation.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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NEW: The shipping industry is in a rush to decarbonise and there's a debate over which cleaner fuels should power which ships in the coming years. 🚢
But is it all too little, too late?
By me, for Hakai Magazine:
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#EnergySky 💡🔌
But is it all too little, too late?
By me, for Hakai Magazine:
hakaimagazine.com/news/in-the-...
#EnergySky 💡🔌
In the Rush to Decarbonize, the Shipping Industry Is Exploring Alternative Fuels | Hakai Magazine
The shipping industry is finally embracing greener fuels, but which one, or ones, will they land on?
hakaimagazine.com
April 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
NEW: The shipping industry is in a rush to decarbonise and there's a debate over which cleaner fuels should power which ships in the coming years. 🚢
But is it all too little, too late?
By me, for Hakai Magazine:
hakaimagazine.com/news/in-the-...
#EnergySky 💡🔌
But is it all too little, too late?
By me, for Hakai Magazine:
hakaimagazine.com/news/in-the-...
#EnergySky 💡🔌
I find news about Florida's insurance market endlessly fascinating. However I think most people read this headline and think it has something to do with climate change. But it is mostly do to widespread (I mean really widespread, pervasive) fraud.
Florida home insurers that went bankrupt were rated as high-quality, research finds, adding risk to an already shaky market
Florida’s Home Insurance Industry May Be Worse Than Anyone Realizes
A rash of failures of A-rated insurers points to a hidden weakness in the market, researchers say.
www.bloomberg.com
April 24, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I find news about Florida's insurance market endlessly fascinating. However I think most people read this headline and think it has something to do with climate change. But it is mostly do to widespread (I mean really widespread, pervasive) fraud.
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Global CO2 emissions from aviation have quadrupled since the 1960s and are likely to keep rising as only around 10% of people fly in a given year, and this will grow as incomes rise. Great Our World in Data explainer
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April 8, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Global CO2 emissions from aviation have quadrupled since the 1960s and are likely to keep rising as only around 10% of people fly in a given year, and this will grow as incomes rise. Great Our World in Data explainer
ourworldindata.org/global-aviat...
ourworldindata.org/global-aviat...
This is where we’re at?
“Here’s why rabies is dangerous” should not have to be a headline.
If these motherfuckers are so ignorant as to make it necessary that the REST of us have to get routine rabies vaccines I'm going to shiv someone
April 8, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This is where we’re at?
So now this is just a regular thing? "The container ship APL Qingdao experienced a temporary loss of propulsion as she approached the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Friday night"
www.maritime-executive.com/article/anot...
www.maritime-executive.com/article/anot...
Another Boxship Loses Propulsion Near an Iconic East Coast Bridge
The container ship APL Qingdao experienced a temporary loss of propulsion as she approached the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Friday night, the U.S. C...
www.maritime-executive.com
April 8, 2024 at 8:50 PM
So now this is just a regular thing? "The container ship APL Qingdao experienced a temporary loss of propulsion as she approached the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Friday night"
www.maritime-executive.com/article/anot...
www.maritime-executive.com/article/anot...
"The operation had more than one million riders in 2023, up 37 percent from the year before."
I took a look at the electrification of ferrys a few weeks ago (emergingoceans.substack.com/p/electrifyi...). This workhorse of global transportation is having a moment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/b...
I took a look at the electrification of ferrys a few weeks ago (emergingoceans.substack.com/p/electrifyi...). This workhorse of global transportation is having a moment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/b...
Skip the Traffic: Commuters Turn to Ferries to Get Around
Ferry ridership took a hit during the pandemic. But new terminals, additional routes and faster, smaller boats are driving a new era of water transportation and development.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2024 at 8:29 PM
"The operation had more than one million riders in 2023, up 37 percent from the year before."
I took a look at the electrification of ferrys a few weeks ago (emergingoceans.substack.com/p/electrifyi...). This workhorse of global transportation is having a moment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/b...
I took a look at the electrification of ferrys a few weeks ago (emergingoceans.substack.com/p/electrifyi...). This workhorse of global transportation is having a moment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/b...
Latin America is the largest, untapped climate market opportunity."
~Andres Baehr, Savia Ventures
His list of advantages of investing in Latam climate solutions, include:
Resources
Attractive valuations
Carbon sinks
Nearshoring
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/latams-blu...
~Andres Baehr, Savia Ventures
His list of advantages of investing in Latam climate solutions, include:
Resources
Attractive valuations
Carbon sinks
Nearshoring
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/latams-blu...
Latam's Blue Economy Opportunity
While immigration dominates the conversation, a regional economic opportunity goes virtually unnoticed.
emergingoceans.substack.com
April 8, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Latin America is the largest, untapped climate market opportunity."
~Andres Baehr, Savia Ventures
His list of advantages of investing in Latam climate solutions, include:
Resources
Attractive valuations
Carbon sinks
Nearshoring
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/latams-blu...
~Andres Baehr, Savia Ventures
His list of advantages of investing in Latam climate solutions, include:
Resources
Attractive valuations
Carbon sinks
Nearshoring
emergingoceans.substack.com/p/latams-blu...
Politicians take note. “culling cars has been far more popular than her petrolhead critics predicted,”
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www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
April 8, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Politicians take note. “culling cars has been far more popular than her petrolhead critics predicted,”
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
“I wanted readers in the U.S. to realize the era of us relying on places we will never visit or never see for the building blocks of our everyday lives is essentially over,”
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
More mining in U.S. backyards is inevitable
A new book argues that the U.S. needs a reality check on critical minerals.
www.semafor.com
April 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
“I wanted readers in the U.S. to realize the era of us relying on places we will never visit or never see for the building blocks of our everyday lives is essentially over,”
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
Cool!
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CNN coverage of newly Fossil dolphin species
CNN coverage of newly Fossil dolphin species
March 27, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Cool!
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The ship that struck and destroyed a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning has a checkered history, including at least one earlier collision and propulsion worries
Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore Bridge Has a Troubled History
The ship that struck and destroyed a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning has a checkered history, including at least one earlier collision and propulsion worries.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The ship that struck and destroyed a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning has a checkered history, including at least one earlier collision and propulsion worries
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Over 3.2 Million Americans Have Left High Flood Risk Neighborhoods Creating “Climate Abandonment Areas" firststreet.org/press/over-3...
Press: Over 3.2 Million Americans Have Left High Flood Risk Neighborhoods Creating “Climate Abandonment Areas
First Street is defining America's risk by leveraging its peer-reviewed research to create the most comprehensive climate risk data available.
firststreet.org
March 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Over 3.2 Million Americans Have Left High Flood Risk Neighborhoods Creating “Climate Abandonment Areas" firststreet.org/press/over-3...
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What can a sea lion teach us about underwater physics? In today's episode, Dr. Megan Leftwich joins us to discuss her work with sea lions and underwater locomotion.
Listen here: pod.link/73329284
Listen here: pod.link/73329284
March 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
What can a sea lion teach us about underwater physics? In today's episode, Dr. Megan Leftwich joins us to discuss her work with sea lions and underwater locomotion.
Listen here: pod.link/73329284
Listen here: pod.link/73329284
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"we are seeing the emergence of the blue economy that addresses carbon management, carbon capture, carbon pricing and carbon credits and offsets, as an essential stepping-stone" www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/a-...
A Global Carbon Tax on Shipping is Coming, Says ABS Chairman and CEO
A universal, global carbon tax on shipping is coming, as alternative blue fuels made with carbon capture emerge as a critical step in the energy trans...
www.maritime-executive.com
March 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
"we are seeing the emergence of the blue economy that addresses carbon management, carbon capture, carbon pricing and carbon credits and offsets, as an essential stepping-stone" www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/a-...
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Researchers say that, with a few more tweaks, robot fish could supplant other kinds of remotely operated submersibles. 🐠🤖
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Get Ready for the Robotic Fish Revolution | Hakai Magazine
Scientists say swarms of robotic fish could soon make traditional underwater research vehicles obsolete.
hakaimagazine.com
March 25, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Researchers say that, with a few more tweaks, robot fish could supplant other kinds of remotely operated submersibles. 🐠🤖
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“We’re in a transitional phase where the true period of deep-sea and ocean exploration in general is truly beginning.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/s...
It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?
More lost shipwrecks are being found because of new technology, climate change and more vessels scanning the ocean floor for science or commerce.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2024 at 4:57 PM
“We’re in a transitional phase where the true period of deep-sea and ocean exploration in general is truly beginning.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/s...
I’m in the cryosphere
March 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I’m in the cryosphere
In January, the budget turned to surplus in a country (Argentina) that has run deficits for all but 10 of the years since 1900.
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend on.ft.com/4cyzEyL
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend on.ft.com/4cyzEyL
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend
Some of the most prominent beleaguered nations are now carrying out radical reforms
on.ft.com
March 25, 2024 at 4:36 PM
In January, the budget turned to surplus in a country (Argentina) that has run deficits for all but 10 of the years since 1900.
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend on.ft.com/4cyzEyL
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend on.ft.com/4cyzEyL
"Issuance of sustainability-linked bonds took off globally early in the Covid-19 pandemic as companies rushed to ride a wave of green investment. But since then issuance has plunged"
www.wsj.com/articles/cor...
www.wsj.com/articles/cor...
www.wsj.com
March 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
"Issuance of sustainability-linked bonds took off globally early in the Covid-19 pandemic as companies rushed to ride a wave of green investment. But since then issuance has plunged"
www.wsj.com/articles/cor...
www.wsj.com/articles/cor...