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  • 26 Oct -Nov 1 2024, PICES-2024, Science for Sustainability in 2030. Mark Wells & Fei Chai, ExOIS event for meeting participants, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • 11-22 Nov. 2024, COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan. Event Listings to come.
  • 9-13 Dec. 2024, AGU24 - What's Next for Science, Washington DC. Exact events to come.
  • 14-17 Jan. 2025, XMAS: 2025 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen, China.
  • 25-27 March 2025, Ocean Visions Biennial Summit: Advancing Solutions for Ocean-Climate Restoration, Vancouver, BC.

Past Events

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

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