Unlocking the Full Potential of Digital Twins for Sustainable Ocean Futures
Digital twin technology holds significant promise in developing solutions to mitigate the damage caused by climate change and facilitating the transition to greener alternatives. The European Commission is leveraging this technology to create a digital twin of the ocean (DTO), a highly accurate digital model aimed at facilitating studies, improving decision-making, and providing essential ocean data. The ERC-funded TwinPolitics project seeks to address concerns surrounding the socio-technical aspects of DTOs and their use in national and international contexts. The project aims to investigate current challenges related to development, access, security, legal considerations, and necessary regulations. Additionally, it will develop a methodological approach to address these challenges and ensure the effective use of DTOs.
Exploring how Digital Twins Shape Multilateral Environmental Negotiations
Alice Vadrot and her research group will combine methods from ethnography and computational social science and apply them to digital ocean twins in the EU, China and the USA. In order to identify which features of digital twins promote inclusion, diversity and equity, ethnographic data will be collected at different policy levels and from a variety of research sites.
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Ocean Seminar First Session on 26th March – The EU Digital Twin Ocean: A Signature Initiative of the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters
We are thrilled to invite you to our first session of TwinPolitics Ocean Seminar Series on Wednesday, 26th March 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 (CET). Our guest speaker, Nicolas Segebarth,
TwinPolitics Ocean Seminar First Term (Mar-Jun 2025)
The TwinPolitics Ocean Seminar Series creates a space for discussion between experts from academia, policymaking, and NGOs to exchange ideas on ocean governance. The focus is on recent developments in
TwinPolitics Ocean Seminar Series
What is the TwinPolitics Ocean Seminar about? The world’s oceans are home to prestige ecosystems and marine biodiversity, yet much remains unknown. Advances in big data and digital technologies such
Negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty in Busan: We don’t have a treaty (yet)
Written by Felix Nütz The Fifth session of the International Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, ended on
Data and AI in the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework: insights from CBD COP16 in Cali
Written by Paul Dunshirn, Wenwen Lyu, Erik Zhivkoplias The 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place from October 21st -
Oceans of Data: Diplomacy in a Digital Aquarium – Will Marine Policy Become More Scientific?
On the 23rd of October, the Environment and Climate Research Hub published an article on the ERC-funded TwinPolitics project. This article explores the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (DTO)
