To make oceans a climate priority, advocates look beyond COP29

Oceans absorb substantial amounts of heat. -- SEBASTIAN VOORTMAN/Pexels

AS the world’s largest carbon sink, the ocean is a crucial bulwark against runaway global warming, yet marine issues usually receive scant consideration at the annual United Nations climate summit.

While observers didn’t expect a breakthrough in Baku, Azerbaijan, at COP29, ocean solutions are slowly getting on the agenda.