POLICY BRIEF | Navigating Hopes and Threats: How Precaution Should Guide Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Governance

POLICY BRIEF Navigating Hopes and Threats: How Precaution Should Guide Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Governance  Today, the Ocean & Climate Platform releases its new Policy Brief on marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), built on its latest scientific publications and reflecting a commitment to a precautionary approach to mCDR, grounded in scientific integrity, environmental…

REPORT | Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Hopes and Threats

Knowledge dissemination report Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Hopes and Threats As part of the Paris Agreement, nations have committed to limiting global warming to 2°C or even 1.5°C. In most climate scenarios, carbon neutrality is reached via the rapid decarbonisation of economies, supplemented by large-scale CO₂ capture and storage. These approaches are referred to as…

Ten Years After the Paris Agreement: How the Ocean Became a Pillar of Climate Action

December 2015: the international community gathered in Paris to chart a common path in response to the climate emergency. Twenty‑three years after the Rio Earth Summit, where the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted, and ten years after the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, COP21 marked a turning point. For the…

COP30: Wins, Losses, and What Comes Next for the Ocean

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, COP30 in Belém marked a pivotal moment for global climate cooperation. While Parties reaffirmed their commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, the new climate plans submitted still place the world on a 2.3-2.5°C trajectory and Parties were unable to reach agreement on a roadmap to phase out fossil…