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Jul
14
2022

Importance of the coastal ocean carbon for climate mitigation and policy

By Andria Nicodemou
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The ocean is an important carbon sink, taking up CO2 that is released into the atmosphere by anthropogenic activities, such as fossil fuel burning and lang use changes. It is estimated that the ocean takes up about 37% of fossil fuel CO2 emissions.

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