Oceans saved us, now we can return the favour, says United Nations ahead of climate conference on Monday (June 27)

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PARIS/SINGAPORE, June 25, 2022 (AFP): Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change, pollution and overfishing in order to rescue marine life and save ourselves, experts warned ahead of a major UN conference opening Monday (June 27) in Lisbon.

By absorbing -- decade after decade -- a quarter of CO2 pollution and more than 90 percent of excess heat from global warming, oceans have kept Earth's terrestrial surface liveable.