
Strengthening Blue Carbon Solutions in US Ocean Policy
Blue carbon can help coastal nations meet their climate mitigation and adaptation targets—if policymakers follow the science.
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Anne Christianson is the director of International Climate Policy at American Progress. She has a decade of environmental conservation and climate experience in the U.S. Congress, academia, and nongovernmental organization sector. She holds a master’s degree in biodiversity conservation from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, where her research focused on climate equity and adaptation.
Blue carbon can help coastal nations meet their climate mitigation and adaptation targets—if policymakers follow the science.
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