The midway report and info on ocean acidification

The midway report on the conference that came on Saturday says that progress was made and according to delegates the texts on how to supply and transfer new green technologies to developing nations were more or less agreed upon. There has also been progress in the formulations on how forests will be used. There is still a split on how to fund and share the burden of emissions. The industrial countries criticized the draft agreement that I linked to earlier since it is too weak in the demands on major developing countries.

The last day: s seminars that I attended was about Ocean Acidification
Up to 30% of the CO2 that is added from human activities absorbs to the seas. Thanks to this phenomenon the impact of greenhouse gas on climate is limited. But since CO2 dissolves in seawater there will be carbonic acid instead. The phenomenon is called ocean acidification. Many organisms that build their shells and skeletal will be threatened if the levels of carbon acid is increasing too much. There will be some sort of shift in the marine ecosystems and I must say that the reports on this issue were new for me. Are water issues always late coming on agendas, and why?

This Monday I will meet some very interesting people, and together we will discuss how Sweden and firms like SWECO can help in the suggested transfer of knowledge that is formulated at COP-15. I will report on this some other time!


Jonas