- U.S. lawmakers in Congress have introduced legislation to improve research into removing carbon dioxide from the ocean, potentially through aquaculture practices like seaweed farming.
- “Carbon dioxide removal is an essential tool in the fight against the climate crisis, in addition to being a driver of American innovation,” U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in a release. “Our bill will encourage research into mCDR [marine carbon dioxide removal] to ensure it’s safe and effective, benefits coastal communities, and protects ecosystems.”
- The Removing and Sequestering Carbon Unleashed in the Environment and Oceans Act (ReSCUE Oceans Act) would establish a dedicated research program within NOAA to study mCDR and issue grants, develop a framework for mCDR field research sites, create an interagency working group to develop a federal mCDR research plan, and more.
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