TownGreen hosted the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a presentation of its LOC-NESS project on February 11th. Watch the video on TownGreen’s YouTube channel.
Adam Subhas, Associate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, led the discussion. He is the lead principal investigator of an interdisciplinary research project investigating the effectiveness and environmental impacts of a potential ocean-climate change mitigation approach known as ocean alkalinity enhancement.
The LOC-NESS project (short for Locking Ocean Carbon in the Northeast Shelf and Slope) is a research effort that addresses the need identified by the US Federal Government and the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to rapidly advance research into marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) approaches, such as ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), a potential type of mCDR that de-acidifies sea water while storing carbon away from the atmosphere. As a supplement to emissions reductions, OAE may help to mitigate the effects of climate change on the environment and society.
