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5 Ways We Can Stop Ocean Acidification

The Environmental Blog

Although it may not be discussed frequently, ocean acidification is one of the biggest problems humanity (and the environment) faces today. The rising acidity of the ocean is not only harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but is impacting human industries that rely on the ocean’s resources.

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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Like all other living organisms, we survive by using Earth’s resources. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. And this has happened extraordinarily recently. If we keep going, we risk triggering a dramatic and potentially irreversible change in living conditions.

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

“The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release.

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Plastic waste may be acidifying our oceans, scientists speculate

Eco-Business

New research suggests that plastic could contribute to ocean acidification, especially in highly polluted coastal areas, through the release of organic chemical compounds and carbon dioxide, both of which can lower the pH of seawater.

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Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?

Grist

Reefs around the world have already declined by half since the 1950s because of climate change, overfishing, and pollution. Reefs contribute to medical breakthroughs — organisms found in them produce compounds used to treat cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer.

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Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial

Grist

“Last year was a really pivotal year in terms of getting past the industry’s big push and their delay tactics,” said Alyssa Johl, vice president for the legal program at the Center for Climate Integrity, an environmental advocacy organization that provides support for these cases. So far, this approach has seen some modest success.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

During this era, humans began releasing concentrated amounts of carbon and other emissions, causing extreme air pollution and marking the start of the constant rise of atmospheric CO2, leading us to where we are today. . Ocean acidification – Surface ocean acidity has already increased by 30 percent since pre-industrial times.