Ocean Visions

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on permit applications from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the Locking away Carbon on the Northeast Slope and Shelf (LOC-NESS) project. The LOC-NESS project is the first controlled field trial of ocean alkalinity enhancement in a coastal shelf environment and represents the first marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) field research permit under consideration by the EPA. Ocean Visions believes the two permits under consideration are our best opportunity yet to advance knowledge about the efficacy and impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement, one of the leading mCDR approaches. We're excited to support the EPA’s approval of the projects. Our full comments are available for review here: https://lnkd.in/g_yNrvUj #oceanhealth #climatesolutions

Call for Abstracts: For this year's AGU annual meeting, we're exploring risk assessment and communication in #mCDR research, development, and deployment. Join our session led by Courtney McGeachy, Liliana Bastian, PhD, and AGU's Brittany Webster to share research and best practices for identifying, evaluating, and managing risks and co-benefits while fostering meaningful participation by communities, policymakers, and industry leaders.   Abstract guidelines are available here: https://lnkd.in/eTVUhgCN   Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 23:59 EDT.   #mCDR #CarbonDioxideRemoval  

📣 We’re Hiring! Ocean Visions is looking for a talented, energetic, and collaborative individual to help take our marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) work to the next level. The Program Director for mCDR will be a thought and action leader, able to drive maximum impact towards advancing the research, development, and demonstration of all viable mCDR approaches at scales sufficient to answer the critical questions of whether approaches can contribute to climatically relevant carbon removal at acceptable levels of impact to ecosystems and people. To accomplish this goal, the Program Director will need to work with diverse actors across the world to significantly expand the overall investment of time, energy, and money into this emerging sector. Compensation: The salary range for this position is $110,000-$145,000, commensurate with the candidate’s specific skills, years of experience, and background. Ocean Visions offers a competitive benefits program including dental, vision, and health insurance; generous vacation and sick time; funds for home office maintenance; a 403(b) plan; parental leave; and more. Deadline: Applications must be submitted by July 19th to be considered. Candidate review will begin on July 22, 2024 and screening interviews will be held in early August. Learn More & Apply: https://lnkd.in/gp-MUjeY Please share with your networks! #hiring #carbonremoval #oceanhealth

Ocean Visions has joined 60 environmental organizations and ocean advocacy groups in unveiling a report on the Biden Administration's progress on ocean-climate action. This #NationalOceanMonth, we’re celebrating these accomplishments and highlighting what steps must come next. 💦 Dive In: https://lnkd.in/e3rfBypi #climatesolutions #oceanhealth

With the recent announcement of the shutdown of Running Tide, a Maine-based company working to sequester excess carbon dioxide in the ocean, there has been a swirl of speculation, inaccurate statements, and sweeping conclusions about what happened, and what this portends for the field of carbon dioxide removal and for marine-based forms of carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) specifically. As a science-based ocean conservation organization that has worked with Running Tide for more than three years, as well as with 13 other mCDR startups through our Launchpad program, we hope to inform the discussion and the emerging lessons by sharing some background, our experiences with Running Tide, and some thoughts about the role of the private sector in research and development of mCDR. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gumkJmXn

Ocean Visions' GEOS program just welcomed 10 new endorsed UN Ocean Decade Projects championing ocean-climate solutions. Each of these initiatives is promoting sustainable #blueeconomies and advancing #climatemitigation, leveraging regional strengths and opportunities, in support of the global ecosystem of ocean-climate innovation that GEOS is helping to build. The 7th call for projects is open until August 31st (https://lnkd.in/dmfKZEmY). Contact our Director of International Partnerships Leonardo Valenzuela Pérez, PhD, to get endorsement for your ocean-climate solution. Kelp Blue, Xu Ben Zhang, Hope Zones Foundation, #CaspianEnvironmentalConsortium, Yernar Sailybayev, Smith Warner International Ltd, David Smith, #OceanHubColombia, Universidad de Los Andes, Catalina Reyes-Vargas, #HinemoanaHalo, Conservation International Asia-Pacific, Schannel van Dijken, Ocean-Climate Innovation Hub Kenya, Technical University of Mombasa, Mariam Swaleh, Coastruction, Nadia Fani, Solent Seascape Project, Blue Marine Foundation, #GhanaOceanClimateInnovationHub, Peter Teye Busumprah

Thrilled to see on this Bloomberg Green list of influential climate leaders Dr. Julie Pullen, who serves on our board of directors, as well as Julian Sachs and Alexander Gagnon of Banyu Carbon, which is part of our Launchpad program. We’re honored to work alongside these forward thinkers who are dedicated to solving ocean-climate challenges. 💦 DIVE DEEPER: -         Learn more about our leadership: https://lnkd.in/g7VT4zWd -         Explore our Launchpad program: https://lnkd.in/dtRJ3t9u https://lnkd.in/gGnnjQsQ

Thrilled to see on this Bloomberg Green list of influential climate leaders Dr. Julie Pullen, who serves on our board of directors, as well as Julian Sachs and Alexander Gagnon of Banyu Carbon, which is part of our Launchpad program. We’re honored to work alongside these forward thinkers who are dedicated to solving ocean-climate challenges. 💦 DIVE DEEPER: -         Learn more about our leadership: https://lnkd.in/g7VT4zWd -         Explore our Launchpad program: https://lnkd.in/dtRJ3t9u https://lnkd.in/gGnnjQsQ

The JEREMY AND HANNELORE GRANTHAM ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST is soliciting input for the design of a planned Request For Proposals (RFP) to develop a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Framework for marine #carbonremoval that is intended to inform research and decision-making processes by developers, scientists, regulators, local communities, and other interested parties. 📅 Feedback will be accepted until 21 June 2024 at 23:59 Eastern Time. See the Request For Information for details on providing feedback ➡ https://lnkd.in/gzikzrJm

Thanks to everyone who came to our session at Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress yesterday, and especially to speakers Clara Botto, Dante McGrath, John Moore, and Pirita Näkkäläjärvi. The workshop gave an overview into some of the approaches proposed to slow the loss of #Arctic sea ice, including knowledge gaps that need to be addressed. We had an open discussion among attendees about our concerns related to some of the approaches and also about continued #climatechange. We heard from Indigenous People in this session, and in related sessions, about existing frameworks for engagement and governance and the requirement for free prior and informed consent (FPIC), which is often overlooked by researchers. Lastly, we heard from #youth activists working to ensure that youth voices are included in these conversations and given access to information.     #SRI2024 #Arctic #Ice #FPIC