Decoding governance functions to navigate ocean-based climate action

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Streit, R.P.;Nash, K.L.;Lawless, S.;McHugh, L.H.;Schutter, M.;Bellwood, D.R.;Morrison, T.H.
Sarah Lawless
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Climate action is not constrained by a scarcity of options, but by how technologies, incentives, and power steer which innovations are scaled, which risks tolerated, and whose futures prioritised. Here, we apply a functional governance diagnostic to current popular experiments in ocean-based climate action. By systematically disentangling the functional dynamics shaping marine-climate governance, we identify strategic leverage points to responsibly navigate climate action in the ocean.

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npj Climate Action

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npj Climate Action

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2731-9814

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Nature Publishing Group

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10.1038/s44168-026-00400-3