The BBNJ Agreement provides a vital opportunity to better integrate biodiversity protection with climate change action in ABNJ to help limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 oC.BBNJ Agreement • February 16th, 2023
Contract Type FiledFebruary 16th, 2023The ocean and its biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction serve as the planet’s greatest mitigator of climate change by removing over 90% of the Earth’s excess heat and over 25% of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This makes it crucial for BBNJ and climate change policy to work together.