BLUE ECONOMY BUSINESS
connects governance, technology
& innovation with ocean business

"Oceans together with climate change are the big global challenges to humanity's survival and it needs a cooperative global solution. Climate change contributes significantly to the degradation of the oceans and increase in Arctic and Antarctic ice melting. Oceans have been acting as a mitigation mechanism for climate change by absorbing CO2 generated by us humans. We need to understand what is happening..."

Dr Anne-Marie Warris has over 25 years’ experience in sustainable matters and is a leading expert in climate change and environmental issues. She was voted onto the top ten of the Environmentalist power list by readers of The Environmentalist in July 2014.

As the climate crisis deepens, we will have to familiarise ourselves with negative emissions.  To avoid the worst climate scenarios we will need negative emissions to remove legacy carbon from the atmosphere at a scale equivalent to the current oil and gas industry for decades to come. The sooner we start the more chance we have of preserving quality of life for humanity and avoiding climate tipping points and further ecological collapse.

There can be little doubt that positive ESG business outcomes are crucial if we are to solve some of the most pressing environmental challenges we face at the global level. And the success of corporate ESG programmes is dependent on having clearly defined reporting structures — i.e. those that are transparent, auditable and capable of measuring performance metrics (KPIs) effectively and securely.