The Ocean is a Climate Superhero

 

We consider land beautiful for our presence there, but we consider oceans beautiful for our absence there.

Barton Seaver Sustainable seafood expert and educator
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The Ocean is a Climate Superhero

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Though the ocean covers more than two-thirds of our planet, produces roughly half of the oxygen we breathe, and has sequestered over 40% of the carbon dioxide emitted since the dawn of the industrial revolution, its contributions to ameliorating the global climate crisis are regularly overlooked; the full text of the Paris Climate Accord includes the word “ocean” exactly once. We tend to think of the warming, acidifying, rising ocean as a victim of climate change when in fact it’s poised to be a hero, with natural systems that help undo the damage human activity has caused.

  • 2022 Climate

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