Principles of Blue Finance
Who Sets the Rules in Blue Finance?
Blue finance does not have a single governing body or a definitive rulebook. It has a set of institutions, each approaching the field from a different starting point.
Brian Rogers
Foundations
What Blue Carbon Really Is
Blue carbon is often described in terms of coastal vegetation. The climate value sits somewhere else entirely.
Canada Today
Blue Carbon in Canada: Where Things Stand (in 2026)
Canada has the coastline, the ecosystems, and growing policy interest in blue carbon. What it does not yet have is a functioning market. Understanding the difference is the starting point for anyone thinking about where the financial opportunity actually lies.
Canada Today
The Canada Infrastructure Bank and What It Means for Blue Finance
The Canada Infrastructure Bank works at the edges of conventional finance, on projects that are larger, longer, and more complex than most institutions will touch. That puts it at the centre of how blue finance could develop in Canada.
Canadian Examples
Financing Salmon Stewardship in Wuikinuxv Territory
The Wuikinuxv Nation is exploring a financing structure for salmon stewardship tied to ecological outcomes. It is early work, but it points toward where Canada's most interesting blue finance efforts may begin.
A Path Forward
Applying Blue Finance in Canada
Adoption of blue finance depends on local conditions. In Canada, governance, geography, and institutional practices influence how it is put into practice.
In Practice
The Ørsted Blue Bond
The Ørsted Blue Bond extends blue finance beyond government issuers, showing how corporate financing can be linked to offshore wind and marine ecosystems.
A Path Forward
Applying Blue Finance: A Note for Leaders in Financial Institutions
A practical note to bank and credit union leaders on how existing lending frameworks can begin to incorporate environmental and ocean-related factors.
In Practice
The Seychelles Blue Bond
The Seychelles Blue Bond explained, including how bonds work, how the structure was designed, and how financing was linked to ocean outcomes.
Systems
Antarctica and the Governance of Shared Spaces
Antarctica operates under a shared governance framework with no single owner. How it works in practice provides a reference point for managing shared spaces.
Ocean and Economy
The High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) and What It Means for Canada
The High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) explained, including its four pillars and what it means in practice for Canada and ocean governance.
Ecology
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch reflects how materials move through connected systems and how the decisions that influence activity in the ocean accumulate into real-world outcomes.