Lead institution:
Integrated Carbon Observing System Ocean Thematic Centre (ICOS-OTC) – Norway
The ocean has taken up ca 25% of the carbon we have released to the atmosphere, in the process slowing climate change and reducing the costs of preventing it occurring.
However, this sink is not stable; it has doubled in the recent past and its response to forthcoming net zero emissions is highly uncertain. The future behaviour of this sink will regulate the future costs of climate change mitigation which will be minimised by up-to-date high quality information regarding its size. IOCOS will build a global programme to deliver this information for the benefit of all.
Start Date: 01/01/2021
End Date: 31/12/2023
Lead Contact: Richard Sanders (rsan@norceresearch.no)
This Decade Action has now been completed.