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Major CO2 –Emitting Nations Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification
- Description
- A new Oceana study of the vulnerability of individual nations to ocean acidification reveals that six of the ten biggest CO2 polluters are likely to suffer most from the impacts of ocean acidification by 2050.
Japan ranks first in the Oceana analysis of most vulnerable nations, followed by France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia. China and the United States, the world’s top-ranked carbon dioxide emitters, ranked 13th and 8th, in relative vulnerability to ocean acidification.
- Resource Type(s)
- Report
- Geographic Areas
- International
- Focus area(s)
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- Climate Change / Energy
- Environment
- Environmental Health
- Oceans / Marine Ecosystems
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Toxics
- Website Address
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http://na.oceana.org/sites/default/files/Acidity_Vulnerability_Risk_report_2.pdf
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