Mercuria CSR report 2023 - Flipbook - Page 49
PARTNER PROFILE 2023
WHICH INDUSTRIES WILL BENEFIT THE
MOST FROM WHAT YOU CAN OFFER?
want to ensure that we cater for the marine life
that would naturally be there.
Primarily, offshore energy developers as a
whole; not just renewables, as we can have a
positive impact on oil and gas as well.
Ultimately ARC Marine wants to be at the
intersection of engineering and the ocean to
make sure it’s done correctly.
Secondly,
coastal
infrastructure,
so
predominantly ports, harbours and coastal
defences that need to be raised due to rising
sea levels from climate change. For example,
San Francisco is developing a $13 billion
coastal defence scheme as their modelling
shows that by 2100 the storm surge could be 7
foot above the current sea defence. But all of
that is going to be concrete, so why emit even
more greenhouse gases to raise those
defences when that’s what created this
position in the first place? And why not
integrate nature inclusive designs to convert
the coastline into thriving ecosystems?
What benefits does a partnership between
ARC Marine and Mercuria create?
Thirdly, land reclamation, for example so-called
