Word Ocean Review 8: The Ocean – A Climate Champion? How to Boost Marine Carbon Dioxide Uptake
by Sina Löschke together with Thorben Amann, Christian Baatz, Miranda Böttcher, Oliver Geden, David P. Keller, Achim Kopf, Christine Merk, Sebastian Milinski, Katja Mintenbeck, Andreas Oschlies, Julia Pongratz, Alexander Proelß, Gregor Rehder, Wilfried Rickels, Ulf Riebesell, Michael Sswat, Lukas Tank, Klaus Wallmann, Lennart Westmark, Mirco Wölfelschneider, Martin Zimmer, maribus, March 14, 2024
What action should we take for the effective mitigation of climate change? Measures to avoid greenhouse gas emissions are surely the main priority – but the truth is that in the coming decades, we will also have to remove large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it securely. Can – indeed, should – the ocean aid us in this task? The new World Ocean Review (WOR 8) explores this issue with reference to the oceans‘ role in the Earth’s carbon cycle and looks at the benefits, risks and knowledge gaps around the main marine carbon dioxide removal techniques.