Nature – Refaie et al. (2026): Comparative assessment of United States coastal hubs for large scale electrochemical marine carbon dioxide removal
Abdelrahman Refaie, Mohsen Afshari, Vanessa Tapia, Erika La Plante, David Jassby, Gaurav Sant & Mim Rahimi, IN: Communications Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-026-00035-9
Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is essential to meet climate targets and limit global warming. Oceans already absorb a large share of carbon dioxide, and electrochemical methods can strengthen this process by treating seawater to increase its storage capacity. Here, the authors identify locations along the United States coastline that can support large-scale deployment of such systems. Thirty-eight facilities with seawater intake, including power plants, desalination plants, and liquefied natural gas terminals, are grouped into five hubs: Northeast, Southeast, South, West, and Northwest.