UK says its seabed is more valuable for environment than oil

UK says its seabed is more valuable for environment than oil

The UK's seabed is more valuable as a carbon sink absorbing pollution from industry than as a source of oil and natural gas, official estimates from the government's Office for National Statistics show.

The findings put the value of Britain's marine “natural capital assets” at £211 billion ($300 billion) and represent an emerging area of research where nations attempt to put a value on the environment.

The estimates also probe the benefit the UK gets from “blue carbon,” or the amount of greenhouse gases captured by the ocean and coastal ecosystems.



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