1、EMERGINGSUSTAINABLETECHNOLOGIESEDITION 2024EMERGINGSUSTAINABLETECHNOLOGIESEDITION 2024EMERGING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIESEdition 2024KEY AUTHORS:Elodie du Fornel,Elodie Le Cadre Loret,Jan Mertens,Jean-Pierre Keustermans,Cline Denis,Olivier Sala.CO-AUTHORS:Fiona Buckley,Julie Clavreul,Camille Rivire,St
2、ephane Fortin,Pierre Olivier,Anass Berrady,LionelNadau,Aurore Castets,Gregor Strugala,Quentin Van Nieuwenhoven,Andreas Wabbes,Marie-Laure Thielens,Daniel Baaklini,BenjaminMetayer,Jean Sanchez,Raphal Briere,Steve Nardone,Anne Prieur Vernat,Julien Merlin,Bart Ghysels,Ngoc Han Huynh Thi,Jonas Pigeon,Sa
3、rah Palhol,Coline Bouzique,Caroline De Zutter,Luca Barbetti,Ali Dastgheib,Cleo Pandelaers,Boudewijn Decrop and Arash Bakhtiari.Graphic design,iconographic research and design of diagrams and illustrations:Agence Gaya(gayacom.fr-studiogayacom.fr)Emerging Technologies Converging on the Ocean Oceans an
4、d seas cover 70%of the surface of the globe.Not only do they support intercontinental trade flows,but they are home to incredibly varied marine life and provide us with food,energy,recreation and holiday spots.Moreover,more than 60%of the global population lives within 150km of the coast.They also h
5、elp regulate the worlds climate and act as a large long-term carbon sink.Of the nearly 40 gigatons of CO2 emitted from fossil fuel use every year,13 gigatons are captured on land and around 9 gigatons by the oceans,leading to a yearly net increase of around 18 gigatons of fossil fuel-generated CO2 i
6、n the atmosphere.Whatever we come up with in our development of novel offshore technologies,we must never forget that the need to protect oceans vital functions has to be a top priority.The oceans potential to yield powerful solutions to the climate challenge has received much attention over the pas