Oceans

Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions poses a threat to aquatic life. AirClim aims to highlight the issues of ocean acidification and the impact of warming on marine ecosystems.

Oceans are acknowledged in several UNFCCC processes, but there is a pressing need for more precise and integrated actions to fully harness their climate mitigation potential.

The earth’s climate system and the global carbon cycle are coupled with major ecosystems such as forests and oceans ...

Ocean acidification is approaching a critical threshold, particularly in higher-latitude regions, according to scientists who have compiled ...

Ocean acidification is not adequately addressed in current governance frameworks. The Ocean Acidification Alliance has identified the Marin ...

The Guardian reports that after months of record-breaking ocean temperatures, the planet’s reefs are in the middle of the most widespread heat-stress event on record

Recently, The Guardian and many other media reported that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Itlos) has stated that states have a legal responsibility to control greenhouse gases which are to be viewed as pollutants.

Ocean acidification and environmental change in lakes were the most frequently cited topics by the IPCC and IPBES, according to a recent impact assessment of AQUACOSM-plus, an EU-funded project focused on experimental research in aquatic environments.

Almost 30 per cent of CO₂ released to the atmosphere is taken up by the oceans. As a consequence, the oceans become more acidic – in a process called ocean acidification.