February 14, 2020
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“Time is running out”, stressed Carolina Schmidt, Chile’s Environment and Climate Minister, in a video address before 2019’s Climate Conference COP25 last December. “There cannot be an effective global response to climate change without a global response on ocean issues,” she added. Ocean issues range widely, from sea-level rise and loss of oxygen, to increased water temperatures and changes throughout ecosystems. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on the state of the oceans features worrying future trends, while last year, the heat in the oceans saw the highest value ever recorded.
