
Climate change already affects marine and coastal ecosystems and
ecosystem services. Risk levels strongly depend on future rates of
greenhouse gas emissions and even a global surface warming of between
1.5-2.0°C by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial levels,
consistent with the Paris Agreement, will generate serious impacts on
the ocean. Hence there is urgent need for ambitious global mitigation
and local adaptation, and for assessing the possible contribution of the
ocean to the leeway for action.
The Ocean Solutions Initiative was launched to assess the potential of
ocean-based measures to reduce changes in three major climate-related
drivers (ocean warming, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise) both
globally and/or locally, as well as to reduce adverse impacts on vital
climate-sensitive ecosystems (coral reefs, mangroves and salt marshes,
seagrass beds, and Arctic biota) and ecosystem services (fin fisheries,
fish aquaculture, coastal protection, and bivalve fisheries and
aquaculture).
This web page lists the products of The Ocean Solutions Initiative
Participants
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Billé, Raphaël, The Pacific Community, New Caledonia
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Bopp, Laurent, CNRS, France
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Cheung, William, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Duarte, Carlos, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology,
Saudi Arabia
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Gates, Ruth, University of Hawaii, USA
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Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, CNRS, Sorbonne Université and IDDRI, France
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Hinkel, Jochen, Global Climate Forum, Germany
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Magnan, Alexandre, Institut du développement durable et des relations
internationales, France
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Mcleod, Elizabeth, The Ocean Conservancy, USA
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Micheli, Fiorenza, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, USA
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Middelburg, Jack, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Oschlies, Andreas, GEOMAR, Germany
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Hans-Otto Pörtner, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine
Research
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Rau, Gregg, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA
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Williamson, Phil University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Vanesa Chalastani and Jean-Olivier Irisson also contributed.
Support
The Ocean Solutions Initiative is coordinated by the
Monaco
Association on Ocean Acidification. We are grateful for the support
of the Prince
Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the
Veolia
Foundation, the
Ocean
Acidification International Coordination Centre and the
French Facility for
Global Environment.
Publications
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Albright R., Hansson L., Cooley S., Gattuso J.-P., Marshall P.,
Marshal N., Fletcher S., Haraldsson G. & Hoegh-Guldberg O., July
2021. Are we ready for ocean acidification? A framework for assessing
and advancing policy readiness. Science Advances.
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Cziesielski M. J., Duarte C. M., Aalismail N. A., Al-Hafedh Y., Anton
A., Faiyah Baalkhuyur F., Baker A. C., Balke T., Baums I. B., Berumen M.
L., Chalastani V. I., Cornwell B., Daffonchio D., Diele K., Ehtsaam F.,
Gattuso J.-P., He S., Lovelock C., Mcleod E., Macreadie P. I., Marba N.,
Martin C., Muniz Barreto M., Krishnakumar P. K., Prihartato P., Rabaoui
L., Saderne S., Schmidt-Roach S., Suggett D., Sweet M., Statton J.,
Teicher S., Trevathan-Tackett S. M., Joydas T. V., Yahya R. Z. &
Aranda M., 2021. Investing in Blue Natural Capital to secure a future
for the Red Sea ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:603722.
[link]
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Cramer W., Guiot J., Fader M., Garrabou J., Gattuso J.-P., Iglesias A.,
Lange M. A., Lionello P., Llasat M. C., Paz S., Peñuelas J., Snoussi M.,
Toreti A., Tsimplis M. N. & Xoplaki E., 2018. Climate change and
interconnected risks to sustainable development in the Mediterranean.
Nature Climate Change 8:972–980.
[Abstract]
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Duarte C. M., Agustí S., Barbier E., Britten G. L., Castilla J. C.,
Gattuso J.-P., Fulweiler R. W., Hughes T. P., Knowlton N., Lovelock C.
E., Lotze H. K., Predragovic M., Poloczanska E., Roberts C. & Worm
B., 2020. Rebuilding marine life. Nature 580:39-51.
[link]
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Duarte C. M., Gattuso J.-P., Hancke K., Gundersen H., Filbee-Dexter K.,
Pedersen M. F., Middelburg J. J., Burrows M. T., Krumhansl K. A.,
Wernberg T., Moore P., Pessarrodona A., Bachmann Ørberg S., Pinto I. S.,
Assis J., Queirós A. M., Smale D. A., Bekkby T., Serrão E. A. &
Krause-Jensen D., 2022 Global estimates of the extent and production of
macroalgal forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography
[link]
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Duvat V. K. E., Magnan A. K., Perry C. T., Spencer T., Bell J. D.,
Wabnitz C., Webb A. P., White I., McInness K. L., Gattuso J.-P., Graham
N. A. J., Nunn P. D. & Le Cozannet G., 2021. Risks to future atoll
habitability from climate-driven environmental changes. WIREs Climate
Change: e700.
[link]
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Galgani F., Le Bris N. & Gattuso J.-P., 2017. Introduction.
In: Euzen A., Gaill F., Lacroix S. & Cury P. (Eds.), The ocean
revealed, pp. 217. Paris: CNRS Editions.
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Gattuso J.-P., Gentili B., Antoine D. & Doxaran D., 2020. Global
distribution of photosynthetically available radiation on the seafloor.
Earth System Science Data 12:1697-1709.
[link]
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Gattuso J.-P. & Hansson L., 2017. Ocean acidification. In:
Euzen A., Gaill F., Lacroix S. & Cury P. (Eds.), The ocean revealed,
pp. 66-67. Paris: CNRS Editions.
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Gattuso J.-P. & Magnan A., 2017. Risks related to climate
change. In: Euzen A., Gaill F., Lacroix S. & Cury P. (Eds.), The
ocean revealed, pp. 220-221. Paris: CNRS Editions.
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Gattuso J.-P., Magnan A. K., Bopp L., Cheung W. W. L., Duarte C. M.,
Hinkel J., Mcleod E., Micheli F., Oschlies A., Williamson P., Billé R.,
Chalastani V. I., Gates R. D., Irisson J.-O., Middelburg J. J., Pörtner
H.-O. & Rau G. H., 2018. Ocean solutions to address climate change
and its effects on marine ecosystems . Frontiers in Marine
Science 5:337.
[link][supplementary
material]
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Gattuso J.-P., Magnan A. K., Duarte C. & Williamson P., 2021 The
potential for ocean-based climate action: negative emissions
technologies and beyond. Frontiers in Climate 2:575716.
[link]
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Gattuso J.-P., Magnan A. K., Gallo N., Herr D., Rochette J., Vallejo L.
& Williamson P., 2019. Opportunities for increasing ocean action in
climate strategies. Iddri Policy Brief 02/19:1-4.
[link][supplementary
material]
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Gattuso J.-P. & Jiao N., 2022. Ocean-based climate actions
recommended by academicians from Europe and China. SCIENCE CHINA
Earth Sciences.
[Abstract][Journal
home page].
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Gattuso J.-P., Jiao N., Chen F., Jouzel J., Le Quéré C., Lu Y., Tréguer
P., von Schuckmann K., Wang Z. L. & Zang J., 2022. Ocean-based
climate action. 12 p. Beijing and Brussels: Chinese Academy of Sciences
and European Academy of Sciences.
[Report]
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Kleypas J., Allemand D., Anthony K., Baker A. C., Beck M., Hale L. Z.,
Hilmi N., Hoegh-Guldberg O., Hughes T., Kaufman L., Kayanne H., Magnan
A., Mcleod E., Mumby P., Palumbi S., Richmond R., Rinkevich B., Steneck
R. S., Voolstra C. R., Wachenfeld D. & Gattuso J.-P., 2021 Designing
a blueprint for coral reef survival. Biological Conservation
257:109107.
[link]
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Magnan A. K., Billé R., Bopp L., Chalastani V. I., Cheung W. W. L.,
Duarte C. M., Gates R. D., Hinkel J., Irisson J.-O., Mcleod E., Micheli
F., Middelburg J. J., Oschlies A., Pörtner H.-O., Rau G. H., Williamson
P. & Gattuso J.-P., 2018. Ocean-based measures for climate action.
IDRRI Policy Brief 6:1-4.
[link]
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Magnan A. K., Billé R., Bopp L., Chalastani V. I., Cheung W. W. L.,
Duarte C. M., Gates R. D., Hinkel J., Irisson J.-O., Mcleod E., Micheli
F., Middelburg J. J., Oschlies A., Pörtner H.-O., Rau G. H., Williamson
P. & Gattuso J.-P., 2018. Le rôle potentiel de l’océan dans l’action
climatique. Propositions 6:1-4.
[link]
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Magnan A. K. & Gattuso J.-P., 2016. The cascading effects of
climate-related changes in the ocean. In: Laffoley D. & Baxter
J. M. (Eds.), Explaining ocean warming: causes, scale, effects and
consequences, pp. 47-54. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
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Magnan A. K. & Gattuso J.-P., 2016. The need for fighting against
ocean change. Ocean Newsletter 393.
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Magnan A. K., Pörtner H.-O., Duvat V. K. E., Garschagen M., Guinder
V. A., Hoegh Guldberg O., Zommers Z. & Gattuso J.-P., 2021
Estimating the global aggregated risk of anthropogenic climate change.
Nature Climate Change.
[link].
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Masson-Delmotte V. & Gattuso J.-P., 2017. The ocean in IPCC
reports. In: Euzen A., Gaill F., Lacroix S. & Cury P. (Eds.),
The ocean revealed, pp. 258-259. Paris: CNRS Editions.
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Rau G. H., Caldeira K., Gattuso J.-P., Greene C. H., Karl D. M., Leinen
M., McNutt M. K., Murray J. W. & von Herzen B., submitted. Carbon
dioxide removal: size matters. Science,
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6339/706/tab-e-letters.
(correspondence)
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Williamson P. & Gattuso J.-P., 2022. Carbon removal using coastal
blue carbon ecosystems is uncertain and unreliable, with questionable
climatic cost-effectiveness. Frontiers in Climate 4.
[Abstract][Journal
home page].
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Williamson P. & Gattuso J.-P., 2022. Pourquoi on ne peut pas se fier
à la restauration des habitats côtiers pour ralentir le changement
climatique. The Conversation.
[Web
article]
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Williamson P. & Gattuso J.-P., 2022. Climate change: why we can’t
rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions. The
Conversation.
[Web
article]
Presentations at
meetings and seminars
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Gattuso J.-P., January 2021. Ocean-based measures to reduce climate
change and its impacts, Utrecht University colloquium series Hot Topics
in Climate.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P. & Duarte C.M., June 2020. Rebuilding marine
biodiversity. Iddri-Sciences Po webinar.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P., June 2020. Le climat et l’océan, indissociablement liés.
L’Ifremer met l’océan à l’honneur.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P., April 2020. The Ocean: an actor and a victim of climate
change but also a source of solutions. EU’s International Ocean
Governance Forum.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P., March 2020. Opportunities for increasing ocean action in
climate strategies. G20 meeting, Ryadh.
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Gattuso J.-P., February 2020. Conséquences des récents rapports du GIEC
pour la mer Méditerranée et la montagne. Conseil départemental des
Alpes-Maritimes, Nice.
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Gattuso J.-P., January 2020. L’océan : acteur-clé du climat, victime du
changement climatique, mais source de solutions. Task force Océan, CNRS,
Paris.
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Gattuso J.-P., January 2020. L’océan de l’Anthropocène. Académie des
Sciences, Paris.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2019. Ocean-based solutions. Japan Pavilion,
COP25, Madrid.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2019. Opportunities for increasing ocean action
in climate strategies. EU Pavilion, COP25, Madrid.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2019. Opportunities for increasing ocean action
in climate strategies. French Pavilion, COP25, Madrid.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2019. Ocean-based mitigation and adaptation.
IPCC Pavilion, COP25, Madrid.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2019. Ocean in the climate system & SROCC
conclusions. French Pavilion, COP25, Madrid.
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Gattuso J.-P., October 2019. IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere
in a Changing Climate (including ocean solutions). Ocean and Climate
Nexus: Road to COP25, Chilean Embassy, Paris.
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Gattuso J.-P., October 2019. IPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere
in a Changing Climate and solutions). Entreprises pour l’environnement,
Paris.
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Gattuso J.-P., October 2019. Ocean-based solutions. Marine Regions
Forum, Berlin.
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Gattuso J.-P., August 2019. L’océan de l’Anthropocène. École d’été 2019
pour journalistes sur les sciences et technologies marines, Brest.
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Gattuso J.-P., June 2019. L’océan et le changement climatique : causes,
impacts et solutions. L’Académie des sciences à Nice et à Sophia
Antipolis, Nice.
Video.
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Gattuso J.-P., April 2019. Pressions de l’homme sur la mer Méditerranée
: état des lieux et solutions. Tables-rondes de l’Arbois, Marseille.
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Gattuso J.-P., March 2019. Acidification des océans : causes,
conséquences et solutions. Acidification des océans : conséquences sur
les écosystèmes et les activités humaines. Nantes, Ministère de
l’environnement.
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Gattuso J.-P., March 2019. Climate change, coral reefs and mangroves:
recent assessments of impacts, risks and solutions. Securing a future
for Red Sea Ecosystems, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2018. État des connaissances sur les grands
enjeux du changement climatique en milieu marin. Quel rôle de la science
pour renforcer l’adaptation et l’atténuation au cœur des territoires?,
Marseille. GREC-SUD.
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2018. Key global ocean drivers, impacts, and
solutions. Seminar, University of Chicago.
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Pörtner H.-O., December 2018. Implications of the IPCC Special Report on
Global Warming of 1.5 °C for Oceans and People. COP24, Katowice, Poland
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Pörtner H.-O., December 2018. Impacts of Ocean Acidification in a wider
Context: Insights from IPCC SR15 and Current Research. COP24, Katowice,
Poland
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Gattuso J.-P., December 2018. Global and local measures to reduce the
risks of impact of climate change on coral reefs. General Assembly of
the International Coral Reef Initiative, Monaco.
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Gattuso J.-P., July 2018. Key global ocean drivers, impacts, and
solutions. 4th Geo Blue Planet Symposium, Toulouse.
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Williamson P., Oct. 2018. Keynote: Multi-faceted CO2 removal methods.
Negative Emissions Conference 2018, Canberra.
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Gattuso J.-P., Nov. 2018. Key global ocean drivers, impacts, and
solutions. Seminar, University of Chicago, USA.
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Gattuso J.-P., June 2018. Impact des changements climatiques : solutions
globales et locales. Colloque “Récifs coralliens : des solutions pour
aujourd’hui et demain”, Paris.
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Magnan A. K., 2018. Audition à l’Assemblée nationale par la mission
d’information sur la gestion des événements climatiques majeurs dans les
zones littorales de l’hexagone et des outre-mer.
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Gattuso J.-P., Nov. 2017. Ocean-based solutions to minimise impacts of
climate-related changes. Side event “Fast-tracking and financing coastal
and marine nature-based solutions for climate resilience”, UNFCCC COP23,
Bonn.
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Gattuso J.-P., Nov. 2017. Ocean-based solutions to minimise impacts of
climate-related changes. Workshop “From sciences to solutions: ocean
acidification impacts on ecosystem services — case studies on coral
reefs”, Monaco.
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Gattuso J.-P., Nov. 2017. Changements climatiques et océans :
conséquences et solutions. 2e congrès de la Société Francophone de
néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation, Nice.
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Gattuso J.-P., Nov. 2017. Climate change and the ocean: consequences and
solutions. Seminar at The Lyell Centre, Heriott-Watt University,
Scotland.
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Magnan A. K., Nov. 2017. Contrasting futures of climate change impacts
on the ocean, and ocean-based solutions. Policy workshop Towards
ocean-related NDCs, UNFCCC COP23, Bonn.
Animated movies
Press releases
Interviews and media
articles
Note that many duplicate stories not listed, also stories for most of
2019 and 2020 are mostly missing.
General public
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Gattuso J.-P., January 2020. Climat et mer Méditerranée : état des lieux
et solutions. Centre de découverte mer et montagne, Nice
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Gattuso J.-P., 2017. Changements climatiques et océans : conséquences et
solutions. Monaco Ocean Week