Today, let’s remind ourselves of an often-forgotten truth:

The ocean is our greatest ally against climate change.

It absorbs nearly a quarter of our CO₂ emissions, regulates temperature and climate…

And all of this thanks to invisible actors: marine microorganisms.

Plankton: the planet’s silent lung.

These billions of tiny organisms capture carbon and transport it to the depths.

This is the biological carbon pump, a vital mechanism to mitigate climate change… yet still largely unknown.

That’s why Pure Ocean supports the Microcean project.

The goal is to describe and decipher the role of oceanic microorganisms in climate regulation, and shed light on the challenges facing the deep ocean.

Understanding to better protect.

Knowing these species better means defending them more effectively against overexploitation, pollution, and the pressures threatening the deep ocean.

It also means better understanding how the ocean protects us every day.

On this World Climate Day, let’s never forget:

Protecting the ocean is protecting the climate.