Blue

To avoid catastrophic climate change, ‘blue carbon’ in the oceans will be key. Since 1955, the oceans have absorbed over 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases and up to half of the excess carbon. Its inherent capacity as a carbon sink is reaching its limits, but the oceans also hold our best hope. Ocean plants like kelp (seaweed), seagrass, mangroves and corals can fix carbon quicker and in greater volumes than terrestrial sinks like forests. We need a massive program to protect, grow and scale these natural climate solutions – nothing short of a blue carbon revolution.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 2. Buy on Lulu ↗