The new Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition (mCDR Coalition) has been officially launched.

It brings together global leaders across companies, non-profit organisations and academic institutions to support the responsible growth of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

The coalition, co-chaired by the World Ocean Council and Carbon Business Council, is part of a broader initiative from the Carbon Business Council to support scaling carbon removal across a diversity of pathways.

It has been designed to foster deeper collaboration and reinforce the sector’s collective group and will serve as a key function in the SEAO2-CDR project, helping to increase international awareness, engagement and participation in the sector.

Ben Rubin, Executive Director of the Carbon Business Council, said: “Marine CDR approaches offer a critical opportunity to address the carbon already disrupting our climate and ocean ecosystems.

“With this vertical coalition, we’re bringing together innovators, scientists and policy leaders to ensure the field grows with environmental integrity, community engagement and transparency at its core.”

This new coalition represents the first of its kind for mCDR, and it will help to inform and advance research, support evidence-based policy engagement and build relationships between leaders in science, conservation and governance.

Jill Storey, Marine CDR Advisor to the World Ocean Council, said: “NetZero 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.”