Confronting the ocean acidification crisis: event summary report

On November 14th government representatives, policymakers and ocean experts from across the Commonwealth came together to discuss the rising threat of ocean acidification in an event hosted in London by Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.

The two panels, held following the publication of Back to Blue’s in depth report on ocean acidification national action plans, covered global plans and policy frameworks for ocean acidification and the urgent need for action at the local level.

They also spotlighted the efforts of the Ocean Acidification Action Group, established by the Commonwealth Blue Charter under the leadership of New Zealand, efforts that illustrate both our intense vulnerability to ocean acidification, and our collective power to address it.