Officials from the United Kingdom and Chile said at a Climate Week NYC forum Monday that their governments are committed to promoting ocean-based actions to lower their greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Among the steps under consideration, they said, include a phaseout of offshore oil and gas drilling, efforts to decarbonize shipping, investments in offshore wind and other renewable marine energy, and commitments to enhance sustainable fisheries and conservation of marine ecosystems.

They spoke at an event sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy, the World Resources Institute and the Ocean & Climate Platform, an international alliance of more than 100 organizations that advocate for greater recognition of the ocean’s role in climate regulation. One of the initiativ

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