Host: Ben Swainbank (previously Varun T.)

If you'd like to join:

• We meet every two weeks on Tuesday at 10AM PT at meet.google.com/bez-saey-yrv
• Join the channel #learn-ocean in workonclimate.org Slack

This is a learning group. This means that members commit to meeting regularly at a fixed time. We commit to allocating 1 hours per week to researching this topic on behalf of the working group. The goal of the working group is to produce a tangible output (e.g. a viable business plan or a white paper on the field).

Shared Resources

General

• OceanCDR — a community of scientists interested in this topic + scientific papers

Biotic

• Coastal
  • Mangrove
  • Seaweed / Macroalgae cultivation
    • MARINER program by ARPA-E aimed to tackle this challenge. See their introduction/background materials in Program Overview section here
    • Brian von Herzen from Climate Foundation — robotic kelp farms
• Open Ocean

Abiotic

• Mineral Carbonation - Nature Earth Environ Review from Jan 2020; 8/10 (JR) - very nice overview of long-term carbon storage options, with interesting highlight of the mineral carbonation (MC) route. Most MC potential is in ocean sites.
• Project Vesta — olivine on beaches

⭐ WoCl Expert Office Hours (#learn-ocean)

The goal of this program is to get people who want to work in a climate in the same room with people who do – to share knowledge, foster interpersonal connections, and demystify the idea of working in climate and the people in it.

⭐ WoCl Expert Office Hours (#learn-ocean)

3/2/2021 session - Seaweed farming research and discussion