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The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• According to the World Bank, Nigeria has the highest production of plastic waste in Africa, and the fastest growing e-waste problem in the sub-Saharan region.

• Oceans absorb about 30 percent of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming, according to the United Nations.

• According to the UN, the ocean has also absorbed more than 90 percent of the excess heat in the climate system. 

• Globally, up to five trillion single-use plastic bags are used every year, says the UN. 

• Around 80 percent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries.