Takeaways from the World Ocean Summit 2023
The World Ocean Summit is an annual global event run by The Economist Group, which brings together the wide ocean community, from business and finance to governments, national and international policy...
22 Mars 202319min
Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve
The world will continue to drown in plastic waste unless a bold and comprehensive set of policy changes is applied – this is according to Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve – a new report by...
14 Mars 202313min
Ocean Acidification: A crisis in the making
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14, Target 14.3, calls for minimising and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification through co-operation at all levels. There is an urgent need for scientific...
9 Mars 202341min
How to weather the coming recession
The late 2022 predictions of an impending global recession have not materialised, but the global economy is not out of the woods yet. In the fourth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Inves...
22 Feb 202321min
Asian voices at COP 27
Less than a month after COP27 took place in Egypt in November, Asian countries remain at a critical juncture in their climate journeys. Despite tabling some historic agreements this year, a lot is lef...
19 Dec 202219min
Protecting investment portfolios against climate change risks
In the third episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," supported by EquitiesFirst, we look at climate change. What risk does the warming climate represent fo...
13 Dec 202226min
Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 2)
In the second part of this podcast on deep sea mining, released during the World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific, we dive deeper into the pollution risks of deep sea mining with Craig Smith, deep sea ecolog...
28 Nov 202228min
Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 1)
At the COP27 summit, Emmanuel Macron became the first head of state to call for a ban on deep sea mining. In part 1 of this 2-part episode on deep sea mining, the Back to Blue team talks to Phil McCab...
24 Nov 202213min
