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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources
FREMONT, CA: Individuals and organizations worldwide are racing to eliminate emissions in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change. These efforts are typically focused on the atmosphere, but the planet's oceans absorb over 30 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide. As one of 17 methods to improve the planet, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. Scientists and entrepreneurs in Japan, a maritime nation with over 6,800 islands, are using cutting-edge research and technology to redefine the relationship with seas and protect them, as well as the planet, for future generations.
One of the world's major ocean science institutions is the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). Their researchers go to Earth's extreme conditions to learn more about ocean and earth science in the quest of sustainability, from the north and south poles to the depths of the ocean to the core interior of the Earth. The objective of JAMSTEC is to create new scientific and technical capabilities that contribute to the long-term development and responsible maintenance of a peaceful and fulfilling global society. Developing an integrated understanding and forecast of global environmental changes is a part of this goal.
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JAMSTEC scientists, for example, are monitoring 289 offshore sites throughout Japan to assess how ocean absorption of human-generated carbon is causing saltwater to become more acidic. Marine species and fisheries are also threatened by this phenomenon. Scientists from JAMSTEC's Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC) recently assisted in the development of one of the most important papers directing international policy in the fight against climate change. The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, delivered during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12, 2021, which assesses the research on climate change for the United Nations, is a crucial document for world leaders.
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