CarbonFix co-funded Katapult’s Impactful Innovations Day at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), bringing together climate-obsessed foundations and family offices to catalyze ocean investment.

The main event hosted over 15,000 participants from around the world, including 60 heads of state, focusing on ocean protection, pollution, regulation, and financing.

CarbonFix sponsored the Katapult side event and hosted a dedicated COFFO (Climate Obsessed Foundations and Family Offices) session, recognizing that collective action amplifies impact.

The critical state of our ocean planet

Forget Planet Earth. We live on Planet Water – 70% of Earth’s surface is ocean. Yet the ocean is subject to several crises: warming by 1.5 degrees over the past 100 years, acidifying from CO₂ absorption, drowning in plastic (the equivalent to 2,000 garbage trucks is dumped, every day), losing 90% of large predatory fish since 1970 and facing coral reef collapse with 90% of reefs at risk by 2050.

Perhaps logical outcomes of the fact that only 3% of ocean is currently protected.

Catalyzing collective climate capital

Our COFFO session addressed fragmentation in climate funding efforts. Key insights emerged:

• trust-based philanthropy over metrics,
• the need for political engagement,
• leveraging catalytic powers through better connections.

Participants discussed breakthrough investment models, faster deployment strategies, and ocean-specific opportunities.

As one participant noted: “There are no quick fixes, only hard work and right intentions. Together we can do more.”

Why our grant matters

Plain and simple… Ocean dysfunction means planetary dysfunction. The UNOC outcomes included joint commitments to protect more ocean areas, reduce pollution, regulate high seas, and financially support vulnerable coastal nations. CarbonFix’s grant supports this momentum, connecting climate capital with ocean solutions where impact matters most. So let’s work harder together, to do far, far more.