‘Future Shaped by Ocean-Based Innovations Within Reach’ By Joyce Chimbi Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Oceans contribute to climate regulation by absorbing over a quarter of human-caused CO₂ emissions and around 90 percent of excess heat but attract only 1.7 percent of everything that’s invested in science. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/future-shaped-by-ocean-based-innovations-within-reach/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside_COPs_th_Hour_Negotiations_for_LegacyBuilding_Belm_Climate_Deal_A_Disputed_Roadmap_to_Leave_Fo BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 20 2025 (IPS) - The oceans are a fundamental part of Earth’s climate system, regulating it by absorbing and storing vast amounts of solar heat, redistributing that heat around the globe through currents, and absorbing a significant portion of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions—yet scientific research into them remains underfunded. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.