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Leveraging the ocean's carbon removal potential

GreenBiz

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. Oceans & Fisheries.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

The final step involves adding the bicarbonate compound that results from this reaction to the ocean, where, because the substance is alkaline, it helps counter climate-caused ocean acidification. Given the uncertainties, many companies will wait before investing in emerging ocean projects.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

The final step involves adding the bicarbonate compound that results from this reaction to the ocean, where, because the substance is alkaline, it helps counter climate-caused ocean acidification. Given the uncertainties, many companies will wait before investing in emerging ocean projects.

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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

Ocean acidification, global warming, pollution: the causes of these threats are many and particularly difficult to address, insofar as they are extremely diffuse, and result from our entire development paradigm. The longer-term decline seen during the last decade coincided with persistent elevated SSTs.

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Mars unveils 'world's largest' coral reef restoration programme

Business Green

In 2018 UN scientists warned that, unless action is taken rapidly, as much as 90 per cent of the world's tropical reefs could disappear by 2043 due to ocean acidification and warming waters, with grave ramifications for the estimated 500 million people depending on them for food, income, and storm protection worldwide.

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

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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Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

DeSmogBlog

In one of these cases, small island states are seeking an advisory opinion that defines countries’ legal requirements for protecting the oceans from harmful climate impacts — such as ocean acidification and sea level rise – that threaten their very existence. Australia is refusing to pay the islanders the ordered compensation.