Africa: Ocean's Ability to Absorb Carbon Is Weakening As Climate Change Intensifies, UN Warns

[UN News] The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. But climate change has already reduced its capacity to absorb carbon by approximately six per cent, a new UN report warns ahead of the COP31 climate conference in November.