Climate change affects both the quantity and quality of the limited amount of freshwater on Earth and threatens the availability of freshwater for humans and ecosystems alike.

Climate justice is the principle that the benefits reaped from activities that cause climate change, and the burdens of climate change impacts, should be distributed fairly.

By taking up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, phytoplankton play a large role in the natural carbon cycle, helping to regulate the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and keep the Earth’s climate in balance.