@verampcoelho.bsky.social
Executive Director and Vice President of Oceana in Europe. Opinions are my own.
@ianhall.bsky.socialReposted by @verampcoelho.bsky.social23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules.
That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025.
A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use.
The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.socialReposted by @verampcoelho.bsky.socialThank you @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eufor convening today’s #MSFD roundtable and enabling an open exchange.
Our @verampcoelho.bsky.social called for any changes to the law to be action-oriented, focused on results, & equipped with the tools needed for implementation and enforcement. #EUOceanAct
@verampcoelho.bsky.social“We must listen to the ocean, and we must protect it much, much more”, says @ec.europa.eu President von der Leyen at #OceanEye pledging event at #UNGA week. Couldn’t agree more. Ocean observation must underpin:
🪸 Effective MPAs
🐟Rebuilding of fish stocks
🥵Climate resilience
🌊Ocean governance