News & Events
Article Outlines Case for Considering Adding Iron to the Ocean for Carbon Dioxide Removal (By WHOI Press Release, Sept. 9, 2024)
The ocean may be our best tool to fight climate change (By Benjamin Twining, Boston Globe, July 18, 2024)
Can iron fertilization of the oceans help solve the climate crisis? (commentary) (By David Koweek & Sara Nawaz, 10 June 2024)
Will stashing more CO2 in the ocean help slow climate change? (By Carolyn Gramling, Science News, April 26, 2024)
Iron Fertilization Isn’t Going to Save Us (By Jack McGovan, Hakai Magazine, January 12, 2024)
Is ocean iron fertilization back from the dead as a COâ‚‚ removal tool? (By Jeremy Hance, Mongabay, November 14, 2023)
Upcoming Events
- 14-17 Jan. 2025, XMAS: 2025 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen, China.
- 27-31 Jan. 2025, Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK.
- 25-27 March 2025, Ocean Visions Biennial Summit: Advancing Solutions for Ocean-Climate Restoration, Vancouver, BC. REGISTRATION OPEN
- 26-30 April 2025, Our Ocean, Busan, Korea.
- 3-6 June 2025, One Ocean Science Congress - UNOC3 Special Event, Nice, France.
- 3-6 June 2025, Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Summer Workshop, at **NASA AMES**, Mountain View, CA.
- 9-13 June 2025, UNOC3 - Third United Nations Oceans Conference 2025, Nice, France.
Past Events
- 9-13 Dec. 2024, AGU24 - See our Poster: A New Generation of Iron Enrichment mCDR Field Studies coupled with Social Science and Governance Activities. Presented Dec. 10, 2024, Washington DC.
- 21-22 Nov. 2024 - Video: Geo-Ethics of Geo-Engineering with Ken Buesseler, Romany Webb & Christopher Tucker at the Geography 2050: Cooperation & Conflict in a Changing Climate Meeting, New York, NY.
- 11-22 Nov. 2024, COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Panel: Ensuring the scientific independence of mCDR research in the shadow of private investment, Nov. 14, 1:30-2:30 pm. Paul Morris, Kilaparti Ramakrishna & others.
- Panel: Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal: an ocean of climate solutions, Nov. 11, 4:30-5:30. Paul Morris, Leonado Valenzuela Pérez and others.
- Roundtable: mCDR ethics, engagement, and equity, Nov. 21, 12-1 pm. Kalina Grabb and others.
- 26 Oct -Nov 1 2024, PICES-2024, Science for Sustainability in 2030. Mark Wells & Fei Chai hosted an ExOIS event for meeting participants, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- A Closer Look at Ocean Iron Fertilization (Webinar) by Sarah Smith in the series Conversations on Ocean Carbon: A U.S. West Coast and Alaska Perspective. Presented Sept. 23, 2-3 pm EST.
- Can the ocean help solve our climate crisis? (Webinar) by Ken Buesseler, CCPO-ICAR Seminar, Old Dominion University. Presented Sept. 23 3:30 pm EST.
- Mon. 19 Aug., 2024, 17:15, Chicago, IL. Michael Hochella at Goldschmidt: A potential nanoscience and technology solution for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal and sequestration on a global scale.
- ExOIS Social Science & Governance kick-off meeting - June 24, 2024 (by invite), follow up information to come
- OCB Summer Workshop - ExOIS displayed a poster (VIEW) and gave a short presentation Wed. June 12, 2024
- ExOIS Fieldwork Planning Workshop
May 28-31, 2024 (by invite) Agenda - UN Ocean Decade Conference (poster PDF)
Barcelona, Spain, April 10-12, 2024 - Ocean Sciences Meeting - Introducing: Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions (poster PDF)
New Orleans, LA Feb. 18-23, 2024 - COP 28 - UN Climate Change Conference - Dubai, UAE
- Marine carbon dioxide removal: an ocean of climate solutions (link to recording), Dec. 11, 2023
- Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal: Science, Governance and Policy for safe and transparent implementation, Dec. 11, 2023
- Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference - Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy
American University, Washington DC, Nov. 9, 2023 - Carbon Removers Summit (by Invite) - Carbon180, Washington, DC, Nov. 1, 2023
- Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone
A sustainable future in the face of human exploitation and climate change.
Woods Hole MA, Sept. 13-20, 2023 - Ocean Visions Summit - Atlanta GA, April 4-6, 2023
- SXSW - Austin TX, March 10-19, 2023 - Listen to program recordings at the links below:
- Xiamen symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-6) - Xiamen, China, Jan. 9-12, 2023
Ocean negative carbon emissions and sustainable development (BGC-08) - AGU - Chicago IL (and online) Dec. 12-16, 2022
Numerous related sessions, panels and presentations including:
U23A - Standards to fuel new climate solutions: Establishing and Ethical Framework for climate interventions - Carbon Dioxide Removal as an Ocean Climate Solution: urgently taking a precautionary approach
COP27 Side Event - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 15, 2022 - US Carbon Cycle ScienceProgram Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Academy
October-December 2022 Webinars
mCDR & OIF in the News
Article Outlines Case for Considering Adding Iron to the Ocean for Carbon Dioxide Removal By WHOI Press Release, Sept. 9, 2024
The ocean may be our best tool to fight climate change By Benjamin Twining, Boston Globe, July 18, 2024
Can iron fertilization of the oceans help solve the climate crisis? (commentary) By David Koweek & Sara Nawaz, 10 June 2024
Will stashing more CO2 in the ocean help slow climate change? By Carolyn Gramling, Science News, April 26, 2024
Iron Fertilization Isn’t Going to Save Us By Jack McGovan, Hakai Magazine, January 12, 2024
Is ocean iron fertilization back from the dead as a COâ‚‚ removal tool? By Jeremy Hance, Mongabay, November 14, 2023
Carbon removal: why ambitious ‘no nonsense’ plans are vital to limit global heating to 2℃ By C. Turney, L. Bach & P. Boyd in The Conversation, Sept. 21, 2023
Iron Dust Could Reverse the Course of Climate Change By John T. Preston, Dennis Bushnell and Anthony Michaels in the New York Times, Sept. 14, 2023
New research uncovers potential benefits, consequences of ocean iron fertilization By Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on Phys.org, July 7, 2023
Here’s How The Ocean is Being Harnessed as a Climate Solution By Jennifer Fergesen in Time Magazine, Oct. 14, 2022
The mad plan to save Earth by flooding it with phytoplankton By Thor Benson in the Daily Beast: Science, Aug. 15, 2022
Why we need a code of conduct for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal By K. Buesseler, M. Leinen, K. Ramakrishna, F. Chai, S. Smith, M. Wells, J.-E. Yoon in World Economic Forum, June 29, 2022
Removing carbon dioxide: first, do no harm By K. Buesseler, M. Leinen, K. Ramakrishna in Nature Correspondence, June 28, 2022
To stop climate change, regulate carbon as a toxic substance By Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post, June 20, 2022
Using the Ocean’s Power to Fight Climate Change By Eric Niiler in WSJ March 11, 2022
Document Highlights
A Research Strategy for Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Authors: Doney, S.C., Buck, H., Buesseler, K., Iglesias-Rodriguez, M.D., Moran, K., Oschlies, A., Renforth, P., Roman, J., Sant, G.N., Siegel, D.A., Webb, R., White, A. (2021) A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration (pdf). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26278
Guidance for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects Report Aspen Institute (in response to the Academies Report) December 7, 2021 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal/
Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions
Exploring responsible uses of the ocean to address our climate crisis. Support us: https://t.co/EMFT2tHGQy
#ExOIS is very happy to announce the publication of our Perspective article in @FrontiersIn on what next steps are needed to transparently and ethically advance research and our understanding on the potential of #OIF as a method of #mCDR. @WHOI
https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/exois-project/
