Emission cuts ‘vital’ for oceans

Marine species are under threat from rising levels of acidity in the oceans, says the UK’s Royal Society.

Unless carbon dioxide emissions are cut, there could be irreversible damage to ecosystems, it warns.

It is further evidence of the need to take action at next week’s G8 summit, says working group chair, John Raven.

“Failure to do so may mean that there is no place in the oceans of the future for many of the species and ecosystems that we know today,” he said.