News & Events
The tiny ocean organisms that could help the climate in a big way (By Matt Simon, Grist: Climate, August 14, 2025)
Failure to communicate (By Rebekah White, Science, 3 April 2025)
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)
Upcoming Events
- 22-23 January 2026 - carbonUnbound Summit: By Sea, Land & Air - Removing Carbon to Prosper. Themes include: Leveraging Blue Carbon and Marine CDR to Drive Climate Solutions
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22-27 February 2026 - Ocean Sciences Meeting – Glasgow, UK
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CM006 - Modeling approaches for marine carbon dioxide removal. Led by: Kim (WHOI), Karspeck (C-Worthy), Schultz (Northeastern), Keller (C to Sea) - Info
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CM005 - Interdisciplinary Approaches and Scalable Pathways for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Integrating Science, Society, and Implementation. Led by P. Renford (Heriot-Watt U), S. Avrutin (GEOMAR), M.G. Andres (Hourglass), C. Baker (NOC) - Info
- CM003 - Biogeochemical and Ecological Insights for Evaluation of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Led by K. Stamieszkin - Info
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Past Events
- 10-21 November 2025 - UNCCC COP 30 - Belém, Brazil. Ocean Pavilion
- 21-28 September 2025 - New York Climate Week
ExOIS event "The Oceans as a Climate Hero" Sept. 26 at the Explorers Club - 9-13 June 2025, UNOC3 - Third United Nations Oceans Conference 2025, Nice, France.
- Tuesday June 10 Off-site side event: The importance of environmental and ecological monitoring, reporting, and verification to build trust and confidence in marine carbon dioxide removal (WHOI, MLML, ExOIS, Ocean Visions, EDF, ORCA).
- 3-6 June 2025, One Ocean Science Congress - Nice, France. LIVE FEED
- Many ExOIS participants, particularly session T2-5 (Agenda & Abstract links)
- ExOIS Poster: Marine CDR science meets social science – organizing the next generation of ocean iron fertilization field studies (abstract)
- 3-6 June 2025, Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Summer Workshop, REMOTE.
- 26-30 May, 2025, Marine CDR Emerging Views and Challenges, 56 International Liège colloquium on Ocean Dynamics, Liège, Belgium.
- Fri. 30 May 9:50 am - Mark Wells, Can Science get ahead of Commercialization of OIF (abstract)
- Poster (PDF) displayed May 26-30 - Sarah Smith, A new generation of iron enrichment mCDR field studies with embedded social science and governance activities (abstract)
- 26-30 April 2025, Our Ocean, Busan, Korea.
- 21-25 April 2025, EarthX, Dallas, TX. Full Schedule with recordings (scroll down on Thurs. April 24 11-12 pm to view) Can we sequester gigatons of carbon using natural ocean-based mechanisms? Panel discussion with Paul Morris (slides), Seth John (slides) and Quico Toro, moderated by John Preston
- 25-27 March 2025, Ocean Visions Biennial Summit: Advancing Solutions for Ocean-Climate Restoration, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
- 27-31 January 2025, Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska. Public workshop and meeting on January 29, 6-8pm on “Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions for marine CDR: An information exchange event” presented by Mark Wells (Univ. of Maine), Brad Warren (Global Ocean Health), and Emily Seelen (Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks).
- 14-17 Jan. 2025, XMAS: 2025 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen, China.
- 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
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
Clearing the Air: Decarbonization Technologies Take a Giant Leap Forward By Columbia Climate School January 31, 2022
To draw down carbon and cool off the planet, ocean fertilization gets another look By Warren Cornwall, Dec. 21, 2021, Science
Panel calls for $2.5 billion in ocean geoengineering research By Review of Academies Report, Science, Dec. 8 2021
The Complicated Role of Iron in Ocean Health and Climate Change By Smithsonian Magazine, Jan. 3, 2020
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/
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#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/
