Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

CGTN America & CGTN UN: CMG, media of Belt and Road partner countries launch new round of cooperation

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation approaches, China Media Group (CMG) and media from participating countries launched a new phase of cooperation in Beijing on October 9.

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  • As the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation approaches, China Media Group (CMG) and media from participating countries launched a new phase of cooperation in Beijing on October 9.
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation approaches, China Media Group (CMG) and media from participating countries launched a new phase of cooperation in Beijing on October 9.
  • During the ceremony, the Joint Initiative of CMG and Media of Belt and Road Partner Countries for Promoting Mutual Learning Among Civilizations was unveiled.
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H2X in agreement with Trelleborg Municipality to supply hydrogen buses and waste truck

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Energi, Hydrogen, Zero, CEO, Trelleborg Municipality, Carbon, Climate change, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, European, Running, Atmosphere, Carbon footprint, City, Nordic, MOU, Partnership, Global, Memorandum of understanding, Landfill, Taxicab, Renewable energy, Transport

H2X to supply the first of its hydrogen buses into Sweden to the Trelleborg Municipality through Trelleborg Energi.

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  • H2X to supply the first of its hydrogen buses into Sweden to the Trelleborg Municipality through Trelleborg Energi.
  • The new hydrogen fuel cell bus and waste truck is the next step for Trelleborg municipality and Trelleborg Energi on the journey to reduce the municipality's carbon footprint.
  • The hydrogen bus and waste truck will be the first of 10 to join fleet in the Trelleborg Municipality's first steps to reach zero emission by 2045.
  • This MOU is in line with Trelleborg Energi's aim to introduce hydrogen solutions in Trelleborg, as part of the company's development of local, sustainable energy solutions.

H2X in agreement with Trelleborg Municipality to supply hydrogen buses and waste truck

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Energi, Hydrogen, Zero, CEO, Trelleborg Municipality, Carbon, Climate change, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, European, Running, Atmosphere, Carbon footprint, City, Nordic, MOU, Partnership, Global, Memorandum of understanding, Landfill, Taxicab, Renewable energy, Transport

H2X to supply the first of its hydrogen buses into Sweden to the Trelleborg Municipality through Trelleborg Energi.

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  • H2X to supply the first of its hydrogen buses into Sweden to the Trelleborg Municipality through Trelleborg Energi.
  • The new hydrogen fuel cell bus and waste truck is the next step for Trelleborg municipality and Trelleborg Energi on the journey to reduce the municipality's carbon footprint.
  • The hydrogen bus and waste truck will be the first of 10 to join fleet in the Trelleborg Municipality's first steps to reach zero emission by 2045.
  • This MOU is in line with Trelleborg Energi's aim to introduce hydrogen solutions in Trelleborg, as part of the company's development of local, sustainable energy solutions.

CGTN: CMG Forum: Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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CMG, a rights-holding broadcaster of the Winter Olympics, hosted a forum on Wednesday in Beijing under the theme of "Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics."

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  • CMG, a rights-holding broadcaster of the Winter Olympics, hosted a forum on Wednesday in Beijing under the theme of "Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics."
  • Shen Haixiong, president and editor-in-chief of CMG, said CMG has been committed to using innovative technologies to broadcast the Olympic Games and showcase the charm of the Olympics.
  • Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), sent his congratulations to the forum via video link, saying "the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will change the landscape of winter sports forever."
  • "[CMG] has kept innovating to update broadcasting technologies and perfecting the audiovisual experience of the Olympic Games for the audience," he said.

CGTN: CMG Forum: Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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CMG, a rights-holding broadcaster of the Winter Olympics, hosted a forum on Wednesday in Beijing under the theme of "Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics."

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  • CMG, a rights-holding broadcaster of the Winter Olympics, hosted a forum on Wednesday in Beijing under the theme of "Together for a high-tech Winter Olympics."
  • Shen Haixiong, president and editor-in-chief of CMG, said CMG has been committed to using innovative technologies to broadcast the Olympic Games and showcase the charm of the Olympics.
  • Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), sent his congratulations to the forum via video link, saying "the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will change the landscape of winter sports forever."
  • "[CMG] has kept innovating to update broadcasting technologies and perfecting the audiovisual experience of the Olympic Games for the audience," he said.

Synthetic Biologist Marc Salit Named MITRE Fellow

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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MITRE named Marc Salit a MITRE Fellow to lead a major expansion in MITREs synthetic biology work.

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  • MITRE named Marc Salit a MITRE Fellow to lead a major expansion in MITREs synthetic biology work.
  • Salit will lead the development of a new Open BioFoundry to develop fundamental tools and accelerate applied capabilities in engineering biological systems.
  • Salits work will also focus on using synthetic biology for critical sponsor problems, including remote sensing and detection.
  • In addition, MITRE has appointed Pam Silver, Ph.D., as a member of the MITRE Labs Advisory Committee.

CCTV+: Broadcasters' Joint Initiative on Protection of Biodiversity Launched

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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Meng Dong, Vice Minister of NRTA and Li Malin, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province attended and addressed the launch of the Initiative.

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  • Meng Dong, Vice Minister of NRTA and Li Malin, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province attended and addressed the launch of the Initiative.
  • Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and heads of ABU, ASBU and EBU delivered video remarks to the event.
  • The key points of the Initiative are as follows:
    Fully note that global biodiversity is under unprecedented crisis; Agree unanimously that mankind and nature constitute a community with a shared future; Highly recognize that electronic media assumes irreplaceable social responsibilities in advancing ecological civilization and biodiversity protection.
  • Produce and broadcast more audio-visual products featuring biodiversity and ecological protection to enhance public understanding.

CCTV+: Broadcasters' Joint Initiative on Protection of Biodiversity Launched

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Friday, October 15, 2021
Conference of the parties, Program, International Day for Biological Diversity, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Biology, Arab States Broadcasting Union, Initiative, Party, RNZ National, EBU, Knowledge, Convention, UN, Conference, Multimedia, National Radio and Television Administration, News, Civilization, Life, African Union of Broadcasting, Nature, African Union, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, NRTA, ABU, European Broadcasting Union, Agriculture, Public relations

Meng Dong, Vice Minister of NRTA and Li Malin, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province attended and addressed the launch of the Initiative.

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  • Meng Dong, Vice Minister of NRTA and Li Malin, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province attended and addressed the launch of the Initiative.
  • Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and heads of ABU, ASBU and EBU delivered video remarks to the event.
  • The key points of the Initiative are as follows:
    Fully note that global biodiversity is under unprecedented crisis; Agree unanimously that mankind and nature constitute a community with a shared future; Highly recognize that electronic media assumes irreplaceable social responsibilities in advancing ecological civilization and biodiversity protection.
  • Produce and broadcast more audio-visual products featuring biodiversity and ecological protection to enhance public understanding.

Gulf of Maine Research Institute's New England Marine Monitoring to Partner with Vesper Company

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
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PORTLAND, Maine, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), a non-profit research institute that pioneers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges, has announced the sale of New England Marine Monitoring, Inc. (NEMM) to Vesper Company, a private firm that partners with entrepreneurs to help scale their businesses through technology investment and acquisitions.

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  • The sale represents a successful first exit for GMRI's Gulf of Maine Ventures initiative, which is focused on mission-driven business development.
  • New England Marine Monitoring uses innovative technologies to provide reliable, cost-effective and scalable fisheries monitoring solutions that serve the fishing industry, inform fishery managers, and support stewardship of the ocean ecosystem.
  • About the Gulf of Maine Research Institute:
    The Gulf of Maine Research Institute pioneers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges.
  • New England Marine Monitoring provides the most technologically advanced and locally connected electronic monitoring of fisheries solutions in the New England market.

The Clean Oceans Initiative reaches two thirds of its 5-year financing target and expands with CDP and ICO as new members

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
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Two new partners Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Italian National Promotional Institution and Financial Institution for Development Cooperation, and ICO, the Spanish Promotional Bank, join as new members of the initiative.

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  • Two new partners Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Italian National Promotional Institution and Financial Institution for Development Cooperation, and ICO, the Spanish Promotional Bank, join as new members of the initiative.
  • The goal of the initiative set by the three founding members is to finance EUR 2 billion in public and private sector projects by 2023.
  • The vast majority of the 21 projects signed so far under the initiative are located in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
  • The founding members of the Clean Oceans Initiative are very pleased to welcome CDP and ICO as new partners to contribute to the protection of our oceans and seas under this joint initiative.
  • This is why EIB, KfW and AFD have joined forces in 2018 by launching the EUR 2bn Clean Oceans Initiative.
  • The Clean Oceans Initiative is now more relevant than ever, with dramatic pollution further aggravated by the widespread use of disposable protective equipment.
  • Im delighted therefore that we can now welcome ICO and CDP to join the amazing collaboration started two years ago with AFD and KfW.
  • KfW CEO Dr Gnther Brunig said: The Clean Ocean Initiative is a European response to a global problem.
  • It is therefore all the more gratifying that the Spanish and Italian development banks have now joined our initiative.
  • CDP CEO Fabrizio Palermo said: We are very pleased to join our European partners in the Clean Oceans Initiative and contribute to its success.