Center for the Blue Economy
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Biden's Climate Plan Can Work if it's Sea to Shining Sea
| by Jason Scorse & David Helvarg in the Hill
Last week President Biden made a firm commitment to transition America from polluting fossil energy to clean renewable power. We and other coastal residents are heartened by his “whole government” approach to tackling the climate crisis, especially his focus on the positive employment impacts of making smart climate investments. However, we get concerned when the president identifies a million jobs linked to building electric cars in the industrial heartland, yet fails to note the millions of additional climate jobs that could be created in our coastal regions and on our public seas in a new blue economy.
What does the Biden presidency hold for ocean sustainability?
| by The Economist
In this deep dive into the future of ocean sustainability under new U.S. leadership by The Economist, Middlebury Institute International Environmental Policy Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy shares his expertise and optimism that economic benefits of climate action might lead to bipartisan support.
The Ocean Under Biden
| by David Helvarg in the the Hill
What can we expect from a Biden-Harris administration when it comes to our public seas and blue economy that’s worth an estimated $373 billion?
You can't address climate by ignoring 71 percent of the planet
| by Jason Scorse; David Helvarg
The lack of focus on our public seas and coastlines in addressing climate change has been particularly egregious given that the ocean economy is worth $373 billion and that 127 million Americans live in coastal counties increasingly impacted by rising, warming, acidifying ocean waters.
Ocean Climate Action House Bill: A Major Advance for Climate Policy
| by OCAP Team
MONTEREY, CA — October 20, 2020 Today, the House Natural Resources Committee introduced the “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act,” the first bill aimed at using ocean and coastal resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to help coastal communities equitably adapt to climate change impacts.
Discussion with Jacqui Patterson, Senior Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP
Online
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Open to the Public
