Climate Facts: Ocean acidity increased by 30% due to carbon emissions, says NASA

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent due to emissions of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere being absorbed into the ocean, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all occurred in the 21st century.
• According to the United Nations, global shift to a low-carbon economy can deliver at least $26 trillion in economic benefits through 2030.
• The transition to a green economy could produce over 65 million new low-carbon jobs, the organisation said. 
• The supply of electricity from clean energy sources must double within the next eight years to put the world on a net-zero emissions trajectory by 2050, according to the UN.