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Captura, AltaSea Plan Ocean Carbon Removal System at Port of Los Angeles

Environment + Energy Leader

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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Scientists Find Success With New Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Technology

Inside Climate News

In a research paper, the scientists say capturing carbon dioxide directly from the oceans could have advantages over direct air capture.

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Celebrating World Ocean Day

Law and Environment

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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Ocean heat could supply essentially endless clean energy to islands

New Scientist

An old idea to use ocean heat to generate clean electricity has long failed to gain traction, but the technology – known as ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) – is seeing a resurgence of interest from islands dependent on fossil fuels

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International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions

Law Columbia

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.

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Protecting Marine Mammals Through New Technology

Ocean Conservancy

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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New technology identifies sources of ocean plastic

Successful Green

Worldwide, eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year, despite greater awareness of recycling and the use of disposable plastic. A Norwegian app will soon be able to identify where the... The post New technology identifies sources of ocean plastic appeared first on successful GREEN.

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