Ocean alkalinity enhancement research for marine carbon dioxide removal

Röst Marine Research Center and the University of Iceland invite you to a lunchtime lecture on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) as a method to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The lecture will also be streamed on Zoom. Meeting ID: 694 0681 7037

Speakers are dr. Matt Long and Dr. David Ho, founders of [C]Worthy, and dr. Nina Bednarsek from Oregon State University. They will review the science behind OAE, as well as describe the planned field research in Iceland in this field. After the lecture, there will be an informal coffee chat with the team.

Abstract:
There is scientific consensus that industrial-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere will be necessary to meet the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping the rise in global temperature to within 1.5 or 2°C. By enhancing the ocean’s natural capacity for carbon uptake and long-term storage, marine CDR (mCDR) may have the potential to remove carbon at the necessary scales. While investments are pouring into the design and early-stage deployment of mCDR technologies, the ocean is a complex ecosystem and a constantly moving fluid, posing challenges to quantifying the efficiency and environmental safety of mCDR projects. OAE is a potentially promising mCDR approach, but research is necessary to determine its efficacy, efficiency, and safety.