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Leveraging the ocean's carbon removal potential

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billion tons of CO 2 in 2018. As the need for climate action becomes more urgent, the ocean is gaining attention as a potential part of the solution. In addition to these opportunities, a range of ocean-based carbon removal approaches could help capture and store billions of tons of carbon. Biological approaches.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

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"Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great," Odlin told Fast Company. "So Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great. Given the uncertainties, many companies will wait before investing in emerging ocean projects.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

"Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great," Odlin told Fast Company. "So Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great. Given the uncertainties, many companies will wait before investing in emerging ocean projects.

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

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World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), 2018). The sustainability of this growth is however compromised by overfishing and rising ocean pollution. In 2018 Thailand indefinitely shut down one of its most popular beaches, Maya Bay. Thailand earned US57.5 billion in tourism at the close of 2017. increase from 2016.

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

Now, it serves a dual purpose, carrying scientists and volunteers on weekends and in off-hours to monitor the coral they’re working to save. A 2018 report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that up to 90 percent of coral reefs could be lost if the world warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Leveraging the ocean’s carbon removal potential

AGreenLiving

billion tons of CO 2 in 2018. As the need for climate action becomes more urgent, the ocean is gaining attention as a potential part of the solution. In addition to these opportunities, a range of ocean-based carbon removal approaches could help capture and store billions of tons of carbon.

Carbon 28
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Leveraging the ocean’s carbon removal potential

AGreenLiving

billion tons of CO 2 in 2018. As the need for climate action becomes more urgent, the ocean is gaining attention as a potential part of the solution. In addition to these opportunities, a range of ocean-based carbon removal approaches could help capture and store billions of tons of carbon.

Carbon 28