Carbon to Sea Initiative

The Carbon to Sea Initiative is an international non-profit scientific research program founded by Additional Ventures. It is a consortium of philanthropies. ^[1]

Background

The Carbon to Sea Initiative was founded by Mike Schroepfer, who served previously as Meta Platforms' chief technology officer. It was spun out of Schroepfer's fund Additional Ventures and is chaired by Schroepfer. ^{[2] [3]}

Research

In 2023, it raised more than US$50 million for research into ocean alkalinity and if its modification could be an effective way to remove carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere. ^{[4] [5]} As part of that research effort, Dalhousie University received $15 million in research funding. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Cornwall, Warren (November 30, 2023). "An Alkaline Solution". Science . 382 (6674): 988–992. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
2. Geman, Ben (June 7, 2023). "New effort unveiled to speed ocean CO2 removal". Axios. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
3. Amos, Ilona (June 20, 2023). "Climate change: How Scottish scientists hope to boost the ocean's ability to safely suck up climate-warming carbon for millennia". The Scotsman. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
4. Ballard, Ed (June 22, 2023). "Supercharging Nature to Suck Carbon From the Air". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
5. Temple, James (June 6, 2023). "Meta's former CTO has a new $50 million project: ocean-based carbon removal". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
6. Donovan, Moira (2024-06-06). "As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean". The Walrus . Retrieved 2024-07-15.
7. Plowman, Sarah (2023-06-16). "Dalhousie ocean researchers receive $15 million for CO2 absorption study". CTV News. Retrieved 2024-07-15.