New Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition Launches

The Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition (mCDR Coalition) launched on 22 August bringing together global leaders across companies, nonprofits and academic institutions to support the responsible growth of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

As announced, bringing together global leaders from industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector, the coalition supports the responsible development of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). Its efforts focus on advancing research, informing evidence-based policy, and fostering collaboration among experts in science, conservation, and governance.

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Net zero is now regarded as impossible without carbon removal. Covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean offers the scale and potential needed to achieve climate goals. The mCDR Coalition is working to responsibly advance this emerging and vital maritime sector while raising its profile globally.

….said Jill Storey, Marine CDR Advisor, World Ocean Council.

Active members include Banyu Carbon, Captura, Capture6, Ebb Carbon, Equatic, Isometric, Limenet, Planetary, Puro.earth, SeaO2, Vesta, and Vycarb. Initial observers include Carbon180, Carbon Removal Canada, Cascade Climate, [C]Worthy, Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University, and Ocean Visions.

Furthermore, the launch comes amid rising global focus on mCDR approaches. When responsibly developed and guided by science, mCDR has the potential to complement emissions reductions and contribute to global climate goals. Recent developments, including Planetary’s XPRIZE Carbon Removal award, underscore the sector’s technical promise.

Marine CDR approaches offer a critical opportunity to address the carbon already disrupting our climate and ocean ecosystems.

…said Ben Rubin, Executive Director, Carbon Business Council.

The coalition is co-chaired by the Carbon Business Council and the World Ocean Council, with Toby Bryce, Policy Advisor to the Carbon Business Council, serving as Chair.

The mCDR Coalition is part of a broader initiative from the Carbon Business Council to support scaling carbon removal across a diversity of pathways. Each vertical is designed to foster deeper collaboration within individual approaches while reinforcing the sector’s collective strength as a unified carbon removal community.

According to the statement, the launch also serves as a key part of the World Ocean Council’s role in the EU Strategies for the Evaluation and Assessment of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal (SEAO2-CDR) project, to expand international awareness, engagement and participation in the sector.

The range of CDR approaches developed today is highly diverse, and even within mCDR, methods can differ greatly. Yet these varied approaches share unique challenges and opportunities. The mCDR Coalition provides a platform to address them collectively, learning from and working alongside peers.

…said Ruben Brands, Founder & CEO, SeaO2.