With the recent announcement of the shutdown of Running Tide, a Maine-based company working to sequester excess carbon dioxide in the ocean, there has been a swirl of speculation, inaccurate statements, and sweeping conclusions about why Running Tide closed its doors, and what this portends for the field of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and for marine-based forms of carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) specifically.
Continue readingExpanding Ocean-Climate Action
We must explore a greater range of strategies to address the ocean-climate crisis and help ensure the ocean’s health for generations to come.
Continue readingOcean Visions Unveils Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF) Site Suitability Planning Tool
Ocean Visions and Esri have collaborated to create a first-of-its-kind Ocean Iron Fertilization Site Suitability Planning Tool.
Continue readingOcean Visions Selects Innovators for Second Cohort of Launchpad Program
Companies to receive expert support in optimizing marine carbon dioxide removal methods that may help address the climate crisis
Continue readingCharting the Course: Leveraging Momentum for Bolder Ocean-Climate Action in 2024
Ocean Visions CEO Brad Ack reflects on 2023 and what it will take to unlock solutions to restore the climate and our ocean.
Continue readingOcean Visions Creates Road Map to Advance Research for the Restoration of Blue Carbon
Effort to improve understanding of the potential of restoring blue carbon as a carbon dioxide removal strategy
Continue readingOcean Pavilion Returns to the UN Climate Conference with Call for Ocean Science to Lead Climate Solutions
Ocean Visions to lead and contribute to dialogues that directly address the causes and impacts of climate disruption.
Continue readingStatement: U.S. Department of Energy Announces $36 Million to Advance Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Techniques and Slash Harmful Greenhouse Gas Pollution
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $36 million for 11 projects across 8 states to accelerate the development of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) capture and storage technologies.
Continue readingA Comprehensive Program to “Prove or Disprove” Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies by 2030
Ocean Visions’ high level road map outlines a comprehensive program to advance the science, technology, and policy priorities needed to rigorously evaluate mCDR.
Continue readingStatement: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Fast-Track Action Committee on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has announced a new Fast-Track Action Committee on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal to evaluate merits and concerns about different types of marine carbon dioxide removal and shape relevant policy and research on safe and effective marine CO₂ removal and carbon sequestration.
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