The work of SEAO2-CDR took centre stage during recent One Ocean Science Congress event in France earlier this month.

This special event of the Third United Nations Conference on the Ocean brought together global representatives from the scientific community, governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society, philanthropy, industry, and United Nations entities to celebrate achievements and set joint priorities.

Members of the SEAO2-CDR project team contributed to a dedicated session about carbon dioxide removal approaches, which saw team members presenting exciting research relating to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

Dr Chris Pearce, project lead, started off the session by introducing the SEAO2-CDR project and the variety of work ongoing across the team.

Callum Ward presents at the One Ocean Science Congress
Callum Ward (pictured), a techno-economic researcher at Heriot-Watt University, was among those presenting, as he shared his latest research on techno-economic assessment of mCDR.

He said: “Future students or deployment of mCDR technologies should be looking to focus on regional, or site specific, characterisations rather than a global applicability. The difference in local conditions will undoubtedly affect project feasibility which is something we need to be considering as mCDR moves forwards. 

“As an engineer, it’s fascinating to see and understand how marine science integrates into difference sectors and how so many sectors are interconnected. It’s vital that we work together to understand how the effects of one process affects other processes in turn.”

Other presenters who are part of the SEAO2-CDR project included Mona Delvel, who showcased a poster demonstrating the life cycle assessment of mCDR approaches, while Patricia Grasse, Miranda Boettcher, Andreas Oschlies and Chris Vivian also gave impactful presentations as part of related projects.