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Turning the Tide: Ocean Climate Action Next Steps

On Monday, June 3rd, ahead of World Ocean Day 2024 on June 8, the Center for the Blue Economy in partnership with more than 60 marine and environmental organizations released a report highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s leadership on ocean climate action and outlining recommended next steps.

The progress report, entitled “Turning the Tide: Biden Administration Leadership on Ocean Climate Action & Recommended Next Steps,” urges action in 10 key areas:

The Biden Administration’s leadership across federal agencies, combined with unprecedented ocean and coastal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, is positioning the US as a global leader to leverage the ocean as a source of climate solutions. With an ambitious administration, strong ocean climate leadership in Congress, and a relentless nationwide network of ocean advocates, our country is ushering in a new era of ocean climate action.

As climate impacts on our ocean continue to intensify, it will be critical to build on the strong momentum for ocean climate action generated over the last several years and continue to take bold action to address the climate crisis.
We view the climate crisis much the same way as damage control efforts on a stricken ship. This is an all-hands-on-deck movement.

What Can YOU do?

- READ the report which is brief, direct, and will give you the background you need to understand how important the ocean is to the climate crisis, and what we can do to harness ocean solutions.
- CONTACT your lawmakers and urge them to take OCEAN CLIMATE ACTION.
- SHARE on social media & talk about climate solutions with your community.