1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov February 8, 2022Approaches for the Sustainable Management of U.S. Ocean Waters and the Ocean Economy: Considerations for CongressIn its first year, the Biden Administration engaged in international climate fora and outlined domestic climate policies in Executive Order
2、 (E.O.) 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” The Administration described its view of the impacts of climate change on the ocean and ocean-based solutions (including sustainable ocean management) for addressing climate change. The sustainable management of U.S. ocean areas may in
3、clude balancing the economic growth of shipping and fishing with ocean health, promoting environmental conservation and sustainable use of ocean resources, and implementing a science-informed and ecosystem-based management plan for the ocean. This In Focus links ocean outcomes from the 2021 United N
4、ations (U.N.) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to congressional ocean policy considerations. Ocean Outcomes at COP26 At COP26, the Biden Administration joined in multilateral fora and issued several statements regarding U.S. government actions. T