#3 The Ocean as a carbon sink: until when?
To mark World Ocean Day and in connection with the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a series of four articles to explore the theme “Ocean and Climate” in the classroom. After analyzing the regulatory role of the ocean and its ability to store heat, this third article focuses on another essential function of the ocean in the climate system: its role as a carbon sink. This valuable mechanism helps mitigate climate change but also leads to harmful effects on marine ecosystems.
#3 The Ocean as a carbon sink: until when?
To mark World Ocean Day and in connection with the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a series of four articles to explore the theme “Ocean and Climate” in the classroom. After analyzing the regulatory role of the ocean and its ability to store heat, this third article focuses on another essential function of the ocean in the climate system: its role as a carbon sink. This valuable mechanism helps mitigate climate change but also leads to harmful effects on marine ecosystems.