Joachim Schmillen 
DID YOU KNOW THAT…? Global cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind increased by over ninefold between 2010 and 2019, from 3.1 GW to 28.3 GW. This was largely driven by installations in Europe, which accounted for 78% of cumulative global deployment by the end of 2019. More infos about Offshore Wind in chapter 4 of … Read more
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen stated: “The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable devastation and hardship, has brought our way of life to an almost complete halt. The outbreak will have profound and lasting economic and social consequences in every corner of the globe.” One of four Sustainable Development Goals will … Read more
Researchers following a Schmidt Ocean Institute ROV (remotely operated vehicle) dive near Queensland spotted a wild event when a tornado-like formation appeared on camera during a livestream on Thursdat. The dive was part of a larger effort to study a “virtually unmapped and mostly unexplored” area called the Queensland Plateau. The German newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” speculates … Read more
The Benioff Ocean Initiative has allocated one million USD to the Ocean Cleanup Project for the Kingston Harbour Bay. This is a great idea and fantastic news! Kingston Harbour Bay needs all the attention it can get to restore it to its former glory. It is a Herculean task and requires all the energy in … Read more
Yesterday THE ECONOMIST organized an informative webcast: the inaugural World Ocean Summit Insight Hour. The organizer mentioned that more than 1.000 people were attending the webcast. Everything was functioning very well if you think what amount of people were listing, asking questions, and voting. There were exciting presentations. Not really something new, but that’s not what … Read more
Do you hear me? – Can you understand me? These were undoubtedly the most frequently asked questions at the Western Tropical Atlantic Regional Workshop in preparation for the UN Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030. I don’t want to criticize this, and on the contrary, it seems to be completely normal in these COVID-19 times, … Read more
Consequences and perspectives for the CMU Almost everywhere you can hear: “After Corona, nothing will ever be the same again.” This sentence still reflects the astonishment at how quickly and radically everyday life has changed. But I firmly believe that all this will be over someday. And then it will remain unforgotten how important such … Read more
In response to the escalating coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the CMU campus closure has been further extended to May 31, 2020. S T A Y S A F E Message of the President (Acting)
Contrary to some suppositions and insinuations, life in the CMU continues. Here is the most important reason why I support the university in its difficult initial phase. Our students: we want to educate the young Jamaicansand students from other countries in the best possible way for their place in the world. Students are discussing under … Read more
Advantages of a podcast The podcast has advantages for people interested in a specific topic or certain information. Unlike written blog content that needs to be read, or even videos that force the audience to sit and watch. All a podcast listener has to do is play and listen. It’s perfect multi-tasking, something most of … Read more