The Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2023 will be held from April 4-6, 2023, at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, and with online attendance options. Ocean Visions welcomes a diverse community of participants—including scientists, academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and funders—to discuss the sharing of knowledge and solutions to critical challenges at the ocean-climate nexus.
Continue readingLaunchpad Pairs Expert Advisors with Innovators to Advance Ocean-Based Climate Solutions
MIT’s Wim van Rees shares his experience serving as an expert advisor to startup Seafields through Ocean Visions’ Launchpad program
Continue reading2023 is a pivotal year to advance ocean-climate restoration
2023 will be a key year for ocean-climate solutions if we work together with urgency, focus, and hope.
Continue readingCan seaweed cultivation help fix the climate crisis?
Seaweed is getting attention as a potential solution to the climate crisis, but it’s crucial that we lead with responsible science.
Continue readingOcean Visions Develops Framework to Guide Research on Seaweed Cultivation and Sinking for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Ocean Visions and partner Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have released a framework intended to guide the research needed to assess the efficacy and impacts of cultivating and sinking macroalgae (seaweed) for the purpose of sequestering carbon in the deep ocean and locking it away from the atmosphere as a means to help slow climate change.
Continue readingNew International Center Will Support Collaborative Solutions to Improve Health of World’s Oceans
In a significant response to urgent climate-related threats, a new international center headquartered at Georgia Aquarium, endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, will support versatile, collaborative solutions to improve the health of the world’s oceans.
Continue readingOcean Visions Supports Development of Model Federal Laws to Facilitate Responsible Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Research
Ocean Visions is partnering with the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University on a new project to develop model federal laws to facilitate responsible research and development of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.
Continue readingRequest for Proposals: Develop Supporting Technologies for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Additional Ventures is partnering with Ocean Visions and a consortium of philanthropic funders to announce the Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) Engineering Award. We invite concise pre-proposals to develop prototypes of new tools, technologies, and processes that could enable safe, cost-efficient, and scalable OAE.
Continue readingOcean Visions Selects Launchpad Teams
The Ocean Visions Launchpad was created to help innovators competing for the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. Launchpad targets teams who are pursuing ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathways.
Continue readingRequest for Proposals: Answering Key Scientific Questions on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Additional Ventures is partnering with Ocean Visions and a consortium of philanthropic funders to announce the Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) Research Award.
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