The United Nations convened a major intergovernmental conference on oceans in Lisbon, Portugal, on 27 June-1 July 2022, with the theme “Save our ocean – protect our future” (https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022). IEF president Arthur Dahl participated as part of the delegation of Common Home of Humanity on behalf of the Global Governance Forum.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) IPCC Press Release 2019/31/PR 25 September 2019
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate Summary for Policymakers Headline Statements
A. OBSERVED CHANGES AND IMPACTS
Observed Physical Changes
A1. Over the last decades, global warming has led to widespread shrinking of the cryosphere, with mass loss from ice sheets and glaciers, reductions in snow cover and Arctic sea ice extent and thickness, and increased permafrost temperature.