OA Alliance Talks Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal
So, What is Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Anyway? How Does It Relate to OA?
While reducing anthropogenic carbon emissions is the #1 action needed to combat ocean acidification, additional strategies may be needed to assist carbon sequestration and advance resilience building actions. A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine outlines six ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) approaches that are in need of further research and development. These approaches can be understood as part of a broader land and coastal based CDR research agenda to help meet the goals set forth in the Paris Climate Agreement.
This 75-minute panel discussion, co-hosted by the OA Alliance and The Ocean Foundation, provided a snapshot of activities related to prioritizing and advancing research around ocean-based CDR. Specifically it explored how proposed ocean-based CDR activities relate to OA mitigation and remediation.
Panelists:
Matthew Eisaman, Co-Founder and CTO, Ebb Carbon and Associate Professor, Stony Brook University
Dr. Jess Cross, Oceanographer, NOAA/PMEL, Arctic and Ocean Carbon Programs
Romany Webb, Associate Research Scholar, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School; Committee on a Research Strategy for Ocean CDR and Sequestration, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
Brad Ack, Executive Director, Ocean Visions
Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation
Dr. Sarah Cooley, Director of Climate Science, Ocean Conservancy
Facilitator:
Jessie Turner, Director, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification