Ocean acidification to cost global economy $1tr by 2100

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UN study says raised CO2 levels are increasing acidity, leading to the breakdown of essential natural processes

Ocean acidification will cost the world economy over $1tr annually by 2100, according to a UN report released this week. Changing the composition of the world's oceans will undermine a variety of commercial...

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