Fight or switch? How the low-carbon transition is disrupting fossil fuel politics Commuters idle in rush-hour traffic outside Philadelphia. AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma Cara Daggett, Virginia Tech As the Trump administration works to weaken regulations on fossil fuel production and use, a larger struggle is playing out across multiple industries. Until recently, oil companies and their … Read more
JAMBIN Handover at the CMU Jetty on August 23, 2019 The Centre of Blue Economy and Innovation is on a constant quest to find and implement methods to protect and conserve our ocean. One such project is the “Jambin Project ”. This device is a floating water filter that uses aeration technology to trap solid … Read more
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save them A healthy coral reef at Swains island, American Samoa. NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/CRED, Oceanography Team., CC BY Cody Clements, Georgia Institute of Technology Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.” Today they … Read more
The World Ocean Day – Blue Economy and Jamaica Today – as it is done every year on 8 June since 2009 – we will celebrate the World Ocean’s Day. By its resolution 63/111 of 5 December 2008, the UN General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. I love this day, because it is … Read more
High-tech fishing gear could help save critically endangered right whales Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species’ chance of surviving. (c) Nick Hawkins Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Hannah Myers, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit … Read more
There’s no ‘garbage patch’ in the Southern Indian Ocean, so where does all the rubbish go? Plastic waste on a remote beach in Sri Lanka. Author provided Mirjam van der Mheen, University of Western Australia; Charitha Pattiaratchi, University of Western Australia, and Erik van Sebille, Utrecht University Great areas of our rubbish are known to … Read more
The Caribbean Supply Chain Event is the second major event in the French Caribbean, succeeding the #SCTL2016, which gathers a range of international researchers and professionals of the Supply Chain. This event is a rich crossroads for all the actors of the supply chain and of the transborder economic cooperation. As a result producers, distributors, … Read more
CBEI presentation for JAMPRO’s four-year Strategic Business Plan The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) invited the CBEI to make a presentation on March 12, 2019. This governmental organization promotes business opportunities through the provision of investment and growth opportunities to local stakeholders. They also act as the key policy advisors to the government in matters of … Read more
EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2019 The countdown is on. We are less than two months away from the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1st. As in each year in April, various universities and research organizations start talking numbers. In other words, they begin … Read more
iASPIRE International’s Project Blue On March 22, 2019, the newly developed project/initiative iASPIRE International’s Project Blue, facilitated by Ms. Leneka Rhoden, Kingston and St. Andrew’s 2018 Festival Queen, was launched in the FESTO auditorium at the Caribbean Maritime University. The project identifies and seeks to use all avenues geared at minimizing and ultimately eliminating marine … Read more