Whether you joined us in person or followed along from afar, we’re excited to share key takeaways and moments from the Summit—and why they have lasting significance beyond the event itself.
Continue readingAdvancing Ocean Conservation in 2025
In 2025 Ocean Visions will continue to advance a bold ocean-climate agenda to directly confront global climate disruption—from an ocean lens.
Continue readingReflections from the Frontlines of International Ocean and Climate Policy: Making Sense of 2024’s Major International Policy Gatherings
2024 has been a consequential year for international discussions on the linkages between action on climate change and ocean health. We offer key insights from these meetings and examine what it means for the future.
Continue readingDr. Julie Pullen is an oceanographer, climate tech investor, and Ocean Visions board member. Dr. Pullen shares her perspective on why Ocean Visions is essential to the field of ocean-climate solutions and worthy of support.
Continue readingAdvancing Research and Development of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Ocean Visions, Running Tide, and the Role of Start-Ups
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 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 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 readingNew Funding Tool Available for Seaweed Researchers
Serving as a companion to Ocean Visions’ research framework for sinking seaweed, an interactive database of funding opportunities has been created for researchers seeking to undertake identified priorities.
Continue readingBuilding a Community of “Solvers” at the Ocean-Climate Nexus
The Ocean Visions 2023 Biennial Summit offered opportunity to shape a new ocean-climate solutions narrative
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