Geoengineering The Ocean — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The latest research examines the risks and rewards of geoengineering the ocean to make it absorb more carbon dioxide.
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Ocean Protection Means Including Shipping in Countries’ Paris Climate Targets
Joint press release by Opportunity Green, Seas at Risk and T&E As countries convene at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice this week to discuss ocean protection and sustainabilityS, Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk, and Transport & Environment call on states to include their international shipping emissions in … [continued]
ClimeFi & World Ocean Council Dive Into Marine Carbon Removal: A New Frontier in CDR
As the global race to net zero intensifies, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are becoming critical tools — not just for governments, but for corporations under pressure to act credibly on climate. Now, a new frontier is gaining serious attention: the ocean. ClimeFi and the World Ocean Council have partnered … [continued]
UN Agreements On Oceanic Geoengineering Don’t Cover Dominant Land-Based Systems
This morning I had an excellent conversation with a lawyer with a maritime environmental non-governmental organization, Stephanie Hewson at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. She is preparing to testify to one of the highest legislative bodies in the country that they are based in, Canada’s Senate, regarding concerns about … [continued]
Another Day, Another Nonsensical Oceanic Carbon Capture Non-Solution, This Time Italian
Regular readers might think Californians have a lock on poorly thought-through ideas for ‘enhancing’ oceanic carbon uptake, but apparently Italy decided to throw a log on this fire. A startup is promoting the idea of digging up long-sequestered carbon dioxide in the form of limestone to make quicklime to make … [continued]
New Life For Old Oil Industry Assets, Ocean Exploration Edition
The elaborately outfitted OceanXplorer research vessel is a former oil industry asset repurposed for science, education, and the environment.
Massive Trove Of Manganese Discovered In The Sea: Implications For EV Batteries
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining?
Another Day, Another Suspect Ocean Carbon Capture Technology
Carbon capture is back on the hype cycle, years after it was last being pushed upon us as the only real solution to our climate change problem because
Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags
In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.
Nuclear Energy, Carbon Capture, & More: Questions From Smart Energy Webinar
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