OA Action Plans call forth renewed ambition to realize mitigation and adaptation targets already in place across UNFCCC and deliver on Sustainable Development Goal 14.3, “to minimize and address ocean acidification.”  Additionally, OA Action Plans help prioritize science, policy, and funding needs across the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainability. 
 
On 10 December, the United States announced the release of the U.S. Ocean Acidification (OA) Action Plan during a COP28 side event at Ocean Pavilion co-hosted by NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, U.S. Department of State, and OA Alliance.

The U.S. is calling on more national governments to create OA Action Plans by the UN Ocean Conference 2025 and support implementation of SDG 14.3, "to minimize and address OA."

WATCH THE FULL SIDE EVENT HERE

Speakers included:

• Dr. Mahlet Mesfin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. State Department

• Dr. Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Ambassador Anna Lindstedt, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden

• Ms. Emilie Rojas Margolliet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

• Ms. Gabrielle Larricq, Directorate of European and International Affairs France

• Dr. Armando Francisco Arias-Isaza, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Colombia

• Congressman Eduardo Murat Hinojosa, Mexican Chamber of Deputies