Project deliverables
D1.1
Risk management plan – Description of the risks associated with the project and their mitigation measures.
D1.2
Project handbook – Detailed work plan including procedures for quality assurance and deliverable review.
D1.3
D1.4
D2.1
D2.2
TEA and LCA assessment – Summary of OCDR techno-economic and life cycle assessments conducted, with the economic and environmental performance of at least three archetypal OCDR approaches defined under a range of impact categories.
D2.3
D3.1
Instruments and methodologies for OCDR MRV – Review of the requirements, system design and in-situ performance of autonomous sensing technologies for OCDR MRV.
D3.2
Evaluation of OCDR monitoring requirements – Evaluation of OCDR accounting metrics, sampling strategies and site-relevant monitoring techniques.
D4.1
Impact of communication on OCDR framing – Analysis of stakeholder views of alternative framings of different OCDR options.
D4.2
Cross-country OCDR perceptions – Analysis of cross-country surveys on the perceptions of OCDR and co-benefits.
D4.3
Deliberative workshops on OCDR – Summary of the solutions developed during workshops on OCDR and an evaluation of the methods of participatory rulemakingin the context of OCDR technologies.
D5.1
Legal, ethical and policy implications of OCDR – Analysis of current legal frameworks, minimum ethical requirements, policy cycles and geopolitical dimensions of OCDR and its potential for upscaling.
D5.2
Multi-dimensional OCDR governance framework – Development of a scientifically-grounded, stakeholder-oriented and multi-dimensional model for OCDR governance, including Annexes reporting on the output of each phase of CPr development.
D6.1
D6.2
Advancing OCDR commercialisation – Roadmap for operationalisation of at least two high TRL OCDR approaches through improved abatement cost profiles, standardised carbon accounting and incentivisation strategies.
D7.1
OCDR logistics systems assessment – Application of an operations management and simulation framework for OCDR logistics systems to two selected case studies.
D7.2
Inclusion of OCDR into a regional marine IAM – Development of a regional marine IAM that includes OCDR approaches.
D8.1
Dissemination, communication and exploitation plan – Plan for dissemination and exploitation including communication activities.
D8.2
Policy briefs and synthesis reports – Policy briefs, synthesis reports and other assessments/contributions that conveyed the project’s major results to target users.
Publications
| DOI | Author/Title | Altmetric |
|---|---|---|
| 10.3389/fclim.2024.1506181 | Oschlies, A., Bach, L.T., Fennel, K., Gattuso, J.P. and Mengis, N. (2025) Perspectives and challenges of marine carbon dioxide removal. Frontiers in Climate, 6, 1506181 | |
| 10.3389/fclim.2025.1509367 | Ward, C., Lee Pereira, R.J., Foteinis, S. and Renforth, S. (2025) Techno-economic analysis of ocean iron fertilization. Frontiers in Climate, 7, 1509367 | |
| 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116091 | Delval, M.H., Thonemann, N., Henriksson, P.J.G., Tanzer, S.E. and Behrens, P. (2025) Life cycle assessment of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal approaches: A systematic literature review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 224, 116091 | |
| 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116091 | Lindland, M., Wigand, E.A., Fagerhold, K., Meisel, F. and Herlicka, L. (2025) Supply chain optimization for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: A Norwegian case study. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 145, 104395 | |
| 10.15351/2373-8456.1203 | Siebert, L., Wu, J., Bednarz, L.K., Keller, D., Meier, F., Merk, C., Peterson, S. and Rickels, W. (2025) Meeting Carbon Dioxide Removal Demand in 2030: The Potential of Macroalgae Cultivation and Harvest. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics, 12, 1 | |
| 10.1088/1748-9326/acffdc | Cael, B.B., Goodwin, P., Pearce, C.R. and Stainforth, D. (2023) Benefit-cost ratios of carbon dioxide removal strategies. Environmental Research Letters, 18, 114003 |