India, Dec. 5 -- The new platform aims to integrate sensible ocean-based solutions into climate targets

The challenge of tackling the climate emergency is helped, to an extent, by natural carbon sinks - forests, soil, and the oceans. These sinks absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, partially offsetting the huge surplus of emissions that humans add to it.

While land and forests are central to discussions on emission reduction, and are a designated 'sector' under most assessments of national emissions, the oceans do not get the same treatment.

This is due to a combination of factors. Only a limited part of the oceans is legally part of any given nation's territory, making them difficult to account for. Unlike other sinks, ocean upt...