At the end of July, the world’s ocean temperatures reached unprecedented levels, setting a new global record, according to data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. These temperatures serve as a critical marker for the health of the world’s ocean, and it’s not looking good. The ocean is one of our greatest allies in fighting climate change, in many ways. For one, it houses “blue carbon ecosystems” — like mangroves, seagrass and salt marshes — which store 5 times more carbon per area than tropical forests while also absorbing it from the atmosphere 3 times faster. Read more.

The industry sector encompasses the array of processes used to extract and refine raw materials, to turn them into functional products like roads, buildings, appliances and more. Mining, manufacturing and waste processing are all examples of industrial activities, which in 2019, accounted for one-fifth of global emissions. Decarbonizing industry is tricky — while it heavily relies on fossil fuels, some of its processes generate emissions that are not related to fossil fuels, meaning industry needs to go beyond shifting to clean energy. Systems Change Lab explains five shifts across the industry sector to achieve net-zero. Read more.