I love a good Spilhaus projection.
Our friends at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) posted this and I had to stop to appreciate it.
And I want to take a moment to thank the folks at WHOI, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and all the partner organizations of the Ocean Pavilion, who are currently at COP30 in Belém to champion the role of the ocean within the global climate agenda.
Together, the Ocean Pavilion posted this declaration, as they seek the following actions:
- Recognize the ocean as a central climate regulator within national climate strategies and global frameworks.
- Ensure ocean-based climate solutions are accessible, inclusive, and just, with priority given to the needs of least developed countries, small island developing states, and frontline coastal communities.
- Accelerate nature-based ocean and coastal solutions and ensure that conservation efforts are integrated with climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience goals.
- Develop new technologies to track chronic and episodic threats such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, biodiversity loss, plastic contamination, resource extraction, and pollution across all ocean basins.
- Establish robust MRV (monitoring, reporting and verification) systems for emerging ocean-based climate solutions to ensure safety, scientific rigor, and alignment with national and global objectives.
- Catalyze innovative finance mechanisms grounded in transparent and reliable accounting systems, engaging the private sector and philanthropy, to scale marine conservation, blue carbon markets, and ocean solutions.
- Commit to funding ocean mapping, observing and monitoring systems throughout the ocean and across ocean-atmosphere and land-ocean interfaces, especially those that support adaptation and increase the resilience of least developed countries and small island developing states by delivering accessible and actionable information.
You’ll find Propeller on that list of supporting partners, because much of the work we do would not be possible without these incredible institutions and the legendary scientists who’ve committed their lives to building the basic scientific literature and finding some of the answers to the deepest questions of our ocean planet.
Of course, there are still a lot of questions to be answered, so it’s imperative that we collectively continue to support the work of these institutions and many many more, as we push for the global advancement of ocean-climate science and solutions.
So thank you to the Ocean Pavilion, its leaders, partners, and stakeholders, for driving support for solutions at the ocean-climate nexus.
Learn more about the Ocean Pavilion at https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/ and if you need more cool visuals and facts, check out https://www.whoi.edu/campaign/why-the-ocean
