A healthy ocean, a protected climate
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…
Sea’ties Regional Report Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean Region: Challenges and Leading Practices From October 23 to 25, 2024, 44 participants from 12 Caribbean countries and territories met in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, for the Sea’ties workshop “Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in the Caribbean”. Organised…
The Ocean & Climate Platform and Ocean Conservancy, in partnership with Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Rare, and WWF, unveil the synthesis report of the 2024 Ocean & Climate Change Dialogue held on 11-12 June 2024 in Bonn, Germany. This year’s meeting focused on (1) Marine biodiversity conservation and coastal resilience,…
On the eve of World Ocean Day, the 10th anniversary of the OCP and ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, IDDRI, in collaboration with the Ocean & Climate Platform, is taking stock of a decade of action for the ocean, climate and biodiversity. While recent years have been marked by the gradual…