Intelligence
Can tapping into environmental DNA reveal kelp’s carbon sequestration potential?
A new global research project leverages environmental DNA to better measure and understand the carbon sequestration potential of kelp.
Responsibility
Deep-ocean seaweed dumping for carbon sequestration called questionable, risky and not the best use of valuable biomass
Study: Without sound science on the impacts to fragile ecosystems, seaweed carbon sequestration distracts from more effective interventions.
Responsibility
Running Tide completes ‘first ever’ carbon removal credits in the open ocean
U.S. climate start-up Running Tide has delivered the first-ever carbon removal credits from an open ocean project, funded by Shopify.
Responsibility
Study: Large-scale seaweed farming for carbon capture ‘may not be feasible’
A new study raises concerns about the feasibility of global seaweed farming as a potential large-scale carbon capture solution.
Responsibility
Progress and knowledge gaps in ocean acidification and aquacultured seaweeds
Emphasize effective, implementable actions against ocean acidification, linking seaweed physiological changes with production costs and profits.
Innovation & Investment
This Maine company thinks kelp buoys and oyster farming can save the ocean through carbon capture and sequestration
Maine-based Running Tide uses carbon-capture and oyster farming techniques – using both low and high technology – to restore ocean health.