A healthy ocean, a protected climate
On 27 April, 2026, 175 political advisers took up their positions at the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council (ESEC) for a new term. Among them, a new face: the Ocean & Climate Platform, represented by Anaïs Deprez, giving us the opportunity to look back at what the ESEC is and the place the OCP…
Coral Reefs: The GCRMN’s latest report raises the alarm, but the future is still to be written Authors: Jérémy Wicquart, Francis Staub, Victor Brun Heatwaves also happen underwaterThe heatwaves that hit Europe during the summer of 2026 will likely be remembered for their intensity and duration. Their consequences are clearly visible, from numerous dried-up rivers…
From Bonn to Antalya: What the 2026 Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue Means for COP31 Every June since 2020, governments, scientists, and civil society have gathered in Bonn for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue – the only space fully dedicated to the ocean within the Climate Convention (UNFCCC). The seventh edition of the Dialogue,…
POLICY BRIEF Navigating Hopes and Threats: How Precaution Should Guide Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Governance Today, the Ocean & Climate Platform releases its new Policy Brief on marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), built on its latest scientific publications and reflecting a commitment to a precautionary approach to mCDR, grounded in scientific integrity, environmental…
Knowledge dissemination report Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Hopes and Threats As part of the Paris Agreement, nations have committed to limiting global warming to 2°C or even 1.5°C. In most climate scenarios, carbon neutrality is reached via the rapid decarbonisation of economies, supplemented by large-scale CO₂ capture and storage. These approaches are referred to as…
December 2015: the international community gathered in Paris to chart a common path in response to the climate emergency. Twenty‑three years after the Rio Earth Summit, where the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted, and ten years after the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, COP21 marked a turning point. For the…