{"id":4725,"date":"2023-04-16T09:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T09:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/?page_id=4725"},"modified":"2023-07-14T03:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:17:16","slug":"blue-climate-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/blue-climate-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Climate Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4725\" class=\"elementor elementor-4725\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a75569a elementor-section-content-bottom clients-header elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a75569a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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menu-item-4936\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/levi-strauss-co\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">Levi Strauss &amp; Co<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/afwerx-open-innovation-campaign\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">AFWERX Open Innovation Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/hack-a-sat\/\" class=\"pp-menu-item\">Hack-A-Sat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1940c00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1940c00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196cf83\" data-id=\"196cf83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac582e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac582e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px 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https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blue-Climate-Summit-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Blue-Climate-Summit-500x369.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9f043c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9f043c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b193b25\" data-id=\"b193b25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\">Challenge<\/h3><p>As an endorsed action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the Blue Climate Summit was held onboard a luxury cruise ship with greater than 100% carbon offset in French Polynesia on May 14-20, 2022. The Summit\u2019s functional goal was to accelerate ocean-related solutions to climate change, match investors with ocean and climate needs and opportunities, galvanize task forces and spur major announcements.<\/p><p>The Summit provided a unique opportunity for scientists, engineers, community, business, youth, policymakers, conservationists and influencers to come together to accelerate solutions to humankind\u2019s greatest challenge, our climate crisis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229d8ef\" data-id=\"229d8ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142b6b9 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"142b6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/an2.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7369,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38b7a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38b7a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Solution<\/span><\/h3><p>theDifference managed an open innovation challenge Pre-Summit and designed, facilitated and produced the Summit. We partnered with an expert team of project evaluators for the open innovation challenge and an event production company that handled registration, catering, accommodations and all movement of people by sea and land.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bdcfef\" data-id=\"4bdcfef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9527c5 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"c9527c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/an3.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7370,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6212d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6212d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"iamcentered\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Impact<\/span><\/h3><p>The Summit\u2019s primary impact was embodied in the substantive outcomes that served to accelerate the work of 19 ocean-related projects that competed for participation in the Summit. The secondary outcome from the Summit was an experience in French Polynesian culture that gave participants a deep understanding and appreciation for the criticality of the ocean to the people who lived in the center of the climate crisis and advanced the participants\u2019 advocacy for the state of the sea. The Summit Outcomes Report (linked below) outlines the impact in full detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-367f43d plain-bg elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367f43d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc9f45\" data-id=\"2bc9f45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e74e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e74e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/summit-download.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7447\" alt=\"global ocean\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/summit-download.webp 609w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/summit-download-237x300.webp 237w, https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/summit-download-500x632.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbebc9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cbebc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue-Climate-Summit-Outcomes-Report.pdf\"><u>download<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b73ebf8 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"b73ebf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f681189 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f681189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">7<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">days of action-based conversations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f37b67 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f37b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>200+<\/h5>\n<h2>global ocean leaders and champions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064aab2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"064aab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>19<\/h5>\n<h2><b><\/b>ocean-related projects accelerated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d0d450 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d0d450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11218b\" data-id=\"b11218b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b455d\" data-id=\"b5b455d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e032b4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e032b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">7<\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">days of action-based conversations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a8004 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a8004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h5>200+<\/h5>\n<h2>global ocean leaders 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data-id=\"2494378\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320f82a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320f82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u201cIf we can all learn to respect our Moana nui o Hiva (great ocean), to pay aroha (empathy and love) as our Polynesian ancestors did, we will guarantee the future of our blue planet for generations to come.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68c801 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f68c801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Hinano Teavai-Murphy, President, Te Pu Atitia<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de0a2a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de0a2a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-405114c\" data-id=\"405114c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3033245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3033245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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