Scientists Find Success With New Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Technology
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
In a research paper, the scientists say capturing carbon dioxide directly from the oceans could have advantages over direct air capture.
Captura, AltaSea Plan Ocean Carbon Removal System at Port of Los Angeles
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 5, 2023
Moreover, the partnership will also enable Captura to conduct technology development and ocean modeling work to guide feasibility studies for commercial facilities.
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Celebrating World Ocean Day
Law and Environment
JUNE 8, 2022
The ocean covers 71% of the planet and holds nearly 97% of the Earth’s water, and about 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coastline. What is Bluetech? Spotlight on SeaAhead.
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Using our oceans to fight climate change
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Direct ocean carbon capture (DOC) is an emerging form of negative emissions technology that has advantages over its on-land counterpart, direct air capture, because of its ability to avoid land use. Read the full story from the University of Pittsburgh.
International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions
Law Columbia
APRIL 2, 2024
Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal © 2023 by Ocean Visions Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is attracting increased attention as a possible climate change response strategy. Clearly there is a long way to go and ocean-based CDR approaches could help us get there. degrees Celsius.
The Stream, January 5, 2022: Can “Smarter” Tech in the Great Lakes Combat Climate Change?
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 5, 2022
Scientists hope for “smart” technology to monitor the Great Lakes. “If Researchers, scientists, and government agencies are hoping to implement “smarter” technologies to monitor the Great Lakes. In Context: Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding. MILLION GALLONS.
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Delayed harm and the politics of climate change, reconsidered
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 16, 2021
There is another important aspect to what is sometimes called “committed warming,” “climate inertia,” or “zero emissions commitment,” an aspect I wrote about over a decade ago. What are the political implications of the fact that climate change will continue after emissions cease, or even potentially grow worse? degrees Celsius.
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Yes, Climate Change Worsened that Heatwave, Flood, Wildfire. Yes, Fossil Fuels are the Root Cause. Policymakers, Please Act and Stop the Madness.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 19, 2023
And those on the frontlines of these disasters need emergency help immediately, as well as climate resilience investments to protect them from future impacts we’ve already locked in. There isn’t a place on the planet that is immune to the climate-caused extremes we are witnessing today. Uncontrolled fires are also burning in Greece.
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Climate Change for Landmen and Lawyers – Part 5
Energy & the Law
MAY 27, 2021
In the fifth and final installment on the climate change debate, Gray Reed energy partner Paul Yale considers (and responds to) another criticism of Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm: How Climate Panic Costs Us Billions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet. Except it didn’t happen because of technological innovation.
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4 Reasons Why a Government Shutdown is Bad for Our Ocean
Ocean Conservancy
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
No funding agreement by the deadline (October 1) means the government, including agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shuts down. putting undue stress on people, our economy and our ocean. A government shutdown will put a hard stop on NOAA’s ocean research.
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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27
Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. C, we stand to lose ocean and coastal ecosystems we depend on to sea level rise, warming temperatures, ocean acidification and other climate impacts. degrees Celsius. If we warm beyond 1.5°C, If we warm beyond 1.5°C,
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Protecting Marine Mammals Through New Technology
Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Global trade was picking up steam, with goods moving across our seas in ocean freighters. At the time, the introduction of the ESA and, similarly, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), were innovative solutions to protect wildlife amid this activity in our ocean.
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Analysis: Moving the dial on ocean-based CO2 removal
A Greener Life
APRIL 1, 2022
Two reports published in the US look seriously at the practicalities and responsibilities of altering the ocean to tackle the climate crisis. It’s now widely acknowledged that to avoid catastrophic climate change we’ll need to physically remove CO2 from the atmosphere. The ocean as a carbon sink.
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How Tackling Ghost Gear Can Help Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
Ocean Conservancy
APRIL 12, 2022
In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). The central message of the conference was abundantly clear: the impacts of climate change are all around us.
Climate Change Is Making Saltwater Intrusion Worse in Coastal Areas
Scientific American
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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It’s Not Too Late to Prevent Mass Extinction for Our Ocean
Ocean Conservancy
MAY 4, 2022
A new study examined what the ocean will look like in the future if we keep burning all the fossil fuels we can lay our hands on. And if we do, the future for the ocean is grim indeed. The researchers applied powerful Earth system models that faithfully recreate the behavior of the ocean, land and atmosphere to game out the future.
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100+ New Species Discovered in the Deep Sea
Ocean Conservancy
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
If you need proof that there is still plenty to discover in our ocean, look no further than the recent deep-sea expedition in South America. In January 2024, a group of scientists boarded Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) to explore underwater mountain ranges off of Chile’s coast. Sign up to receive our emails.
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Dr. Marco Hatch: Merging Ocean Science and Community-Driven Environmental Restoration
Washington Nature
DECEMBER 14, 2023
By Anya Blaney Ocean scientist and TNC in Washington trustee Marco Hatch creates opportunities for under-resourced students to pursue higher education while revitalizing ancestral clam gardens. As climate challenges unfold, clam gardens remain a testament to the resilience of Indigenous people and nature.
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Luzerne County Native Dr. Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada
PA Environment Daily
JULY 25, 2023
On June 30, Ocean Networks Canada's CEO Dr. Kate Moran was recognized for her contributions to support ocean and planet sustainability with her appointment as Officer of the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.
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Untangling Threats to Whales
Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 18, 2023
We at Ocean Conservancy are following these events closely and want our members and ocean lovers everywhere to have accurate information about whale threats. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What are the known threats to whales?
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20 000 channels of seismic data reveal Arctic climate change
Physics World
AUGUST 8, 2021
The nice thing about this DAS technology is that it’s very, very difficult to get a traditional ocean-bottom seismometer or even hydrophones running in the Arctic environment. But now, instead of having a few ocean-bottom seismometers for a short period, we have 20,000 channels of seismic data. We hear ocean dynamics as well.
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The Netherlands is busy building hybrid clean energy technologies at sea
A Greener Life
AUGUST 30, 2022
The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . The Dutch are also trialling a cluster of floating solar panels named ‘Oceans of Energy’. Photo credit: Vattenfall / Ties van der Horst.
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California Waves Have Grown a Foot Taller because of Climate Change
Scientific American
AUGUST 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
For researchers, this updated dataset provides an incredible opportunity to conduct litigation relevant research and explore questions of accountability—for the impacts of climate change, for the historical costs of inaction, and for industry’s decades of disinformation and delay.
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An Ocean of Data
Ocean Conservancy
MAY 20, 2021
The significance of the ocean to humanity cannot be overstated, whether it is regulating Earth’s climate, providing food to billions or helping society transition to renewable, fossil fuel-free energy. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. © Daniel Sebastian Padilla Ochoa/Ocean Conservancy.
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DOE invests over $13 million for projects that capture carbon emissions from industrial facilities, power plants, air, and oceans
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The … Continue reading DOE invests over $13 million for projects that capture carbon emissions from industrial facilities, power plants, air, and oceans
Do Paris Agreement Temperature Goals Address Sea Level Rise and Climate Justice?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Sea level rise presents numerous climate justice issues. Some of the venues where people are addressing the injustices of climate change are UN climate negotiations, the courts, and community organizing efforts around the world. Climate justice research can help inform these conversations.
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Overselling k-scale? Hmm
Real Climate
JUNE 29, 2022
Gavin Schmidt claims that the benefits of k-scale climate models (i.e. global climate models with grid spacing on the order of 1 km) have been “potentially somewhat oversold” in two recent Nature Climate Change papers. The benefit of k-scale — which is laid out in the papers ( Slingo et al., 499-503, 2022.
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Our Oceans Are Threatened by Climate Disruption. They Could Also Provide Climate Solutions
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Scientists strive for negative emissions
A Greener Life
AUGUST 5, 2022
New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock. A new process could lock carbon dioxide below the ocean floor, allowing valuable time to reduce the atmospheric greenhouse gases driving climate change. But Solid Carbon is no get-out-of-jail-free card.
Mmm-k scale climate models
Real Climate
JUNE 25, 2022
Ocean eddy visualization ( Karsten Schnieder ). and a supportive Nature Climate Change editorial were published this week, extolling the prospects for what they call “k-scale” climate modeling. Do these simulations give different statistics for extremes than the originating coupled climate model?
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Will renewable energy save us from climate change?
Global Green
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Ultimately, the message conveyed by Moore is renewable technology is not enough to save our planet from climate change and the only way forward is for the human race to slow down. What are the limitations of renewable technologies? Ocean energy. How green are renewables? Hydropower. So, what?”.
Untangling Threats to Whales
Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 18, 2023
We at Ocean Conservancy are following these events closely and want our members and ocean lovers everywhere to have accurate information about whale threats. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What are the known threats to whales?
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Dr. Shaina Sadai Talks About COP27, Climate Justice, Sea Level Rise, and Corporate Accountability
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 26, 2022
The suit claims that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute misled the public despite clear knowledge that their products cause climate change. For more than 50 years , the fossil fuel industry has obstructed meaningful climate action. at UMass Amherst.
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Legal Issues in Oceanic Transport of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration: Sabin Center Launches New Report
Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2024
In addition, Chapter 2 contextualizes the role of CCS technology in international climate agreements, examining the main reports by international actors on CCS, including studies by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
As coral reefs are in demise, a new one is discovered near Tahiti?
A Greener Life
JANUARY 26, 2022
Ocean scientists and naturalists such as David Attenborough are keen to remind us often of the demise of the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO added: “To date, we know the surface of the moon better than the deep ocean. By Anders Lorenzen. It was like a work of art”.
Research Topics for healthy lives on a healthy planet
Frontiers
APRIL 13, 2022
million, researchers explored wellbeing and sustainability topics spanning from yoga for mental health and food security through Smart Foods to protecting our oceans and negative emission technology. Research Topics: Climate Goals. The role of negative emission technologies in addressing climate change.
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Restoring our planet: Research Topics on COP26
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
With all eyes on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) this month, we have curated a list of our best Research Topics addressing the four goals of the conference. degrees within reach, adapting to protect natural habitats, mobilizing climate finance, and tackling the crisis through collaboration. degrees within reach.
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Don’t hamstring carbon removal
Legal Planet
AUGUST 2, 2022
Assessments by the IPCC have made clear that the most feasible way for the world to meet its target of restricting climate change to below two degrees Celsius of warming includes rapid and massive expansion of carbon removal technology – technology that would extract carbon dioxide and permanently sequester that carbon dioxide underground.
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The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Vermont Law
APRIL 5, 2023
The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Nearly two-thirds of the global ocean and almost half of the planet are marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ).
Shading the Great Barrier Reef from the sun might slow bleaching-induced coral decline
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Rob Lachlan As ocean temperatures rise, corals can lose their color due to heat stress. Coral reefs are a critically important ecosystem so it is vital to investigate all the possible ways we can help them survive climate change.”
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
JANUARY 17, 2024
from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018.
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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter
Breezometer
JUNE 7, 2022
We’re already experiencing the impact of climate change across the world; now an update from the IPCC suggests weather extremes could become the norm in the near future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
More frequent El Niño events predicted by 2040
A Greener Life
MAY 9, 2022
Cutting-edge models predict that El Niño frequency will increase within 2 decades because of climate change, regardless of emissions mitigation efforts. The El Niño–Southern Oscillation ( ENSO ) is one of the most significant, but variable, climate patterns in the world. Modelling a future of more frequent extremes.
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