Testing Ocean Solutions for Climate Mitigation using Natural Analogues
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) techniques are attracting considerable interest and investment worldwide, but many are still at the theoretical and laboratory-scale. Protocols need to be developed to ensure that these approaches can be verified and monitored to ensure they are effective and environmentally safe.
The programme
The programme will include research voyages to study terrestrial inputs of alkalinity, which increases the capacity of the ocean to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, the fate of wood carbon deposited on the seabed following Cyclone Gabrielle, and carbon transfer to the deep ocean following natural phytoplankton blooms.
The programme will run over a term of five years from 2025-2030.
Partners
This multi-disciplinary team integrates national and international expertise in marine carbon cycling and mCDR from around the world.
University of Otago, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Instituto Español De Oceanografia (IEO, Centro Oceanográfico De Gijón), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, University of Tasmania, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Florida State University, University of Antwerp, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre For Ocean Research, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Dalhousie University, [C]Worthy, Traverse Environmental and Victoria University of Wellington.
