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Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeA Deep Dive on Principles for Responsible Ocean Carbon Removal Development & GovernanceIn this edition of Plan Sea, host Anna Madlener sits down with co-host (and one of this week’s guests) Wil Burns, Dr. Terre Satterfield from the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Chris Pearce from the UK’s National Oceanography Center. Burns, Satterfield, and Pearce are some of the lead authors on a new report launched at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, “Principles for Responsible and Effective Marine CDR Development and Governance.”Commissioned by the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, the report outlines how to responsibly evaluate and potentially scale ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR) — also referr...2025-07-1751 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeCommunity Engagement and Trial Monitoring with Ebb Carbon’s Kyla Westphal and Mallory RinghamIn this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns sit down with Kyla Westphal and Mallory Ringham from Ebb Carbon to discuss Project Macoma — the company’s pilot ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) study being conducted in Port Angeles, Washington this summer. A first-of-its-kind endeavor, Project Macoma aims to remove up to 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere using Ebb Carbon’s electrochemical OAE technology. Kyla and Mallory join to share more about their journey engaging the local community on this proposed research, securing a permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and establishing Monitoring, Reporti...2025-06-2648 min
The Carbon CurveSpecial Episode by Plan Sea and The Carbon Curve: Insights from the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual ConveningEpisode 52 is a special joint episode with Plan Sea host Anna Madlener and Lennart Bach, Associate Professor and ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) scientist at the University of Tasmania.In this episode, Na’im joins Anna Madlener for a special co-hosted episode between Plan Sea and The Carbon Curve, recorded live at the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual Convening. Anna and Na’im speak with Lennart Bach, to share insights and key takeaways from this year’s convening.Last month, Carbon to Sea hosted its third Annual Convening in Washington, D.C., bringing together scientists, entrepreneurs, and policy...2025-06-0534 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeSpecial Episode by Plan Sea and The Carbon Curve: Insights from the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual Convening with Dr. Lennart BachIn this edition of Plan Sea, host Anna Madlener is joined by Na’im Merchant, host of The Carbon Curve podcast and Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada, for a special co-hosted episode of the two podcasts. Recorded live at the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual Convening, Anna and Na’im speak with Lennart Bach, Associate Professor and ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) scientist at the University of Tasmania, to share insights and key takeaways from this year’s convening.Last month, Carbon to Sea hosted its third Annual Convening in Washington, D.C., bringing together scient...2025-06-0534 min
FD DagkoersDe snackbar sterft uitDe Raad van State heeft kritiek op de kabinetsplannen voor de krimp van Schiphol. Vooral op de manier waarop minister Barry Madlener van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat Brussels commentaar op de plannen negeert. De plannen om vanaf november dit jaar nog maar 478.000 vluchten toe te staan op de luchthaven zouden niet in de Europese richtlijn passen. Redacteur Martijn Pols vertelt wat precies de kritiek is en hoe dit de kabinetsplannen beïnvloedt. Lees: Kritiek van Raad van State op kabinetsvoorstel voor krimp Schiphol Door het hele land stoppen cafetariaondernemers, vaak na tientallen jaren achter de bakplaat. Failliet gaan ze...2025-04-2915 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeInsights from the 2025 Ocean Visions Summit, Part TwoThis episode of Plan Sea was recorded live at the Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2025, and features conversations with experts from Ocean Visions, UArctic, and WHOI to discuss their work in the ocean-climate nexus. Host Anna Madlener is joined again by special co-host, Danny Gawlowski, Carbon to Sea’s Senior Manager of Communications and Policy. Listen to Part One of Plan Sea’s coverage of the Ocean Vision Biennial here.Guests on this episode include: Nikhil Neelakantan, Senior Program Officer at Ocean VisionsMarianne Hagen, Co-lead of Seabed Curtain Project at UArctic Frozen Arctic Conservation NetworkKilaparti (Rama) Ramakrishna, Direc...2025-04-1753 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeInsights from the 2025 Ocean Visions Summit, Part OneThis episode of Plan Sea was recorded live at the Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2025, and features conversation with Ocean Visions CEO Brad Ack and other attendees to discuss their work in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR). Host Anna Madlener is joined by a special co-host, Danny Gawlowski, Carbon to Sea’s Senior Manager of Communications and Policy.Guests on this episode include: Brad Ack, CEO of Ocean VisionsMarc von Keitz, Director at The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentMariam Swaleh, Assistant Registrar of Research and Grants at Technical University of Mombasa, Team Lead at Oce...2025-04-101h 06Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeHow current policies affect ocean-based carbon removal research and innovation in CanadaIn this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by Drs. Sara Seck and Neil Craik to discuss the current governance and public funding landscape for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR) research and innovation in Canada. They focus particularly on jurisdictional challenges in Nova Scotia, related to an increase in oCDR R&D in the province over recent years, and discuss broadly how to strengthen future policymaker and public engagement.Sara Seck is a Professor of Law at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law, serving as the Yogis and Keddy Chair in...2025-03-1353 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeSubmarine Scientific and Cascade Climate on Enhancing Carbon Removal Research Efficiency through Data Standardization and SharingIn this episode of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by several guests to discuss new initiatives to improve data management and transparency in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry. Jacki Long is an ocean scientist and co-founder of Submarine Scientific, a scientific consulting company focused on ocean modeling, expert verification support, and system wide strategy development for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR). Jacki joins the Plan Sea hosts to discuss Submarine’s work pioneering a new initiative to standardize emerging data from ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) field trials. In collaboration with Carbon to Sea an...2025-02-2750 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeCALLOUT: We want to hear from you!Hey listeners, we want to hear from you! What 2024 milestone in the world of carbon removal should we be celebrating? And what do you hope to see in the marine CDR field in 2025? Leave us a quick voice message at www.speakpipe.com/planseapodcast It only takes a few seconds, and you could be featured in our next episode. Thanks, and happy new year! Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American Un...2025-01-1000 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeDr. Jaime Palter and Dr. Dariia Atamanchuk Share Insights from Cutting-Edge OAE Field ResearchThis new episode features two OAE researchers and their insights from conducting field research as well as a special request to you, our listeners! In this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by two leading ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) researchers: Dr. Jaimie Palter from the University of Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography and Dr. Dariia Atamanchuk from Dalhousie University’s Department of Oceanography. Palter and Atamanchuk both lead field research sites studying OAE and are part of Carbon to Sea’s Field Research Steering Committee. Palter and Atamanchuk discuss...2024-12-191h 00FD DagkoersInflatie in Nederland is ‘gevaarlijk’ hoogVerschillende Nederlandse verzekeraars onderzoeken de mogelijkheden om te investeren in de nationale defensie-industrie. Zij geven daarmee gehoor aan de toenemende druk vanuit de overheid en politiek om financieel bij te dragen aan het versterken van de krijgsmacht, vertelt redacteur Maaike Noordhuis. Gaan meer verzekeraars dit voorbeeld volgen? Lees: Verzekeraars meer bereid te investeren in defensie In Nederland is inflatie hoger dan in de rest van de Eurozone. Dat is een risico voor de concurrentiepositie van ons land, stelt de Nederlandsche Bank, die sociale partners oproept om ‘een gezamenlijke verantwoordelijkheid’ te nemen. Redacteur macro-economie Marijn Jongsma vertelt waarom de hu...2024-12-0915 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeCaptura’s CEO Steve Oldham discusses Direct Ocean Capture technologyIn this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by Captura CEO Steve Oldham to discuss Direct Ocean Capture technology. Captura is a Pasadena, CA-based company that is exploring the use of renewable energy to remove carbon from the ocean as a low-cost, large-scale climate solution.Learn more about Captura’s DOC approach and propriety technology on their website here. Listen to our previous episode with Banyu Carbon’s Co-Founder & CEO Alex Gagnonon here.Acronyms used throughout the episode:DAC - Direct Air Capture (6:38)RD&D - Resea...2024-12-0558 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangePlanetary Technologies’ Mike Kelland and Dr. Will Burt update on the company’s growthIn this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by returning guest Mike Kelland, CEO and co-founder of Planetary Technologies, as well as Dr. Will Burt, Planetary’s Chief Ocean Scientist. Planetary is an ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) startup based in Halifax, Canada.Link to Planetary's webinar on recent trial results here. Listen to our first episode with Mike Kelland here. ACRONYMS / CONCEPTS:NOAA (19:39): National Oceanographic and Atmospheric AssociationMRV (32:39): Monitoring, Reporting and VerificationROMS (34:35): Regional Ocean Modeling SystemEPA (53:06): Environmental Protection AgencyLondon Convention and Protocol (53:41)Plan Sea is a...2024-11-1450 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeGrace Andrews on Hourglass Climate’s Approach to Monitoring Ocean Alkalinity EnhancementIn today's episode, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns are joined by Grace Andrews from Hourglass Climate. They discuss Hourglass' work on environmental monitoring and carbon removal quantification of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) trials as a research non-profit.To view the Ocean Visions webinar referenced on the podcast, click here: LINK.Acronyms:MRV (1:42) mCDR (3:28)USGS (18:51)EPA (19:32)NOAA (20:51)LCA (23:09)pCO2 (25:02)Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.2024-10-3156 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeAlex Gagnon on Banyu Carbon’s novel Direct Ocean Removal approachIn this edition of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns discuss a novel sunlight-driven approach to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) with Alex Gagnon, co-founder and CEO of Banyu Carbon, a direct ocean removal startup based in Seattle, WA.Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.2024-10-181h 13Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Rory Jacobson on the evolving landscape of mCDRHosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns discuss the evolving landscape of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) with Rory Jacobson, Acting Division Director for Carbon Dioxide Removal at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.2024-10-0349 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeIsometric’s Sophie Gill, Jing He, and Jennifer Yin on Marine Carbon Removal CertificationPlan Sea dives into the world of carbon removal certification, joined by experts Sophie Gill, Jing He, and Jennifer Yin from Isometric — a carbon credit certification platform and registry focused on high-quality carbon removal.Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.2024-09-191h 14Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeA new season of Plan SeaCarbon to Sea & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal announce a new collaboration for the second season of “Plan Sea” — a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions. Plan Sea will release episodes on a semi-weekly basis throughout Fall 2024, and is hosted by Wil Burns and Anna Madlener.Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal.2024-09-1705 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeDr. Lennart Bach and Dr. Veronica Tamsitt on (Cost-)Efficiency of Iron Fertilization in the Southern OceanOur guests today, Lennart Bach, at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and Veronica Tamsitt, Head of Oceanography at the mCDR MRV company, Submarine, are two of the authors of a very interesting research article recently published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles, titled “Identifying the Most (Cost-)Efficient Regions for CO2 Removal With Iron Fertilization in the Southern Ocean.” Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF) is really the “OG” of marine-based CDR approaches, with the Ocean Iron Hypothesis being advanced by oceanographer John Martin in the 1980s, and 13 field experiments ensuing over the course of two de...2024-03-0559 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeCarbonPlan's Freya Chay on Market Shaping and Uncertainty in Marine Carbon Dioxide RemovalOur guest today is Freya Chay, Carbon Removal Program Lead at CarbonPlan, a non-profit organization in the US working on data and science for climate action by improving the transparency and scientific integrity of climate solutions with open data and tools. Carbon Plan and Freya have produced a number of stellar publications and tools, widely regarded in the field and insightfully crafted. Notably, the CDR primer is a bibliography of crucial concepts to understand if one wants to enter the world of CDR. Similarly, the CDR Verification Framework is an insightful and informative tool to explore detailed l...2024-02-1353 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeSara Nawaz and Terre Satterfield on Just, Responsible and Socially Viable Carbon RemovalWelcome back to the Plan Sea Podcast as we kick off our final stretch of season 1. Today's episode focuses on the findings and observations in a recently published paper in the Journal of Environmental Science and Policy entitled Towards just, responsible, and socially viable carbon removal: lessons from offshore DACCS research for early-stage carbon removal projectsWe welcome the paper's coauthors Sara Nawaz, Director of Research at the Institute of Carbon Removal, Law and Policy, and Terre Satterfield, Professor of Culture, Risk and Environment at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of...2024-01-2445 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeDr. Matt Eisaman and Frances Simpson-Allen on Ebb Carbon's Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Approach and DevelopmentsDr. Matt Eisaman and Frances Simpson-Allen join Plan Sea to discuss Ebb Carbon's marine carbon dioxide removal approach and their latest developments. Matt is a cofounder and Chief Scientist as well as Associate Professor at Yale University in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences and the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC). Frances is their Director for Policy and Market Development. We discuss the necessity of field trials, challenges on their path to scaleup, as well as very importantly the relevance and importance of social engagement strategies. Particularly, we converse about Ebb's most recent public-private partnerships a...2023-11-0648 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeDavid Koweek of Ocean Visions on the Importance of Interdisciplinary Networks for Marine Carbon Dioxide RemovalToday’s guest is David Koweek, who holds a PhD from Stanford University in Earth System Science and is currently the Chief Scientist of Ocean Visions, a non-profit organization comprised of a network of leading universities and oceanographic research institutions and partners. Ocean Visions works to engage and focus resources from across this network for concerted action, catalyzing collaboration for the co-design, development, testing, and evaluation of solutions to the interlocking ocean-climate crisis.David tells us about Ocean Vision's general work and thematic pillars. In particular, we discuss the importance of field trials in order for scaleup of...2023-10-2445 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeDr. Ken Buesseler on New Perspectives and Opportunities for Ocean Iron FertilizationDr. Ken Buesseler, senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, joins us to discuss new perspectives and opportunities of ocean iron fertilization (OIF) as a carbon removal solution.Ken explores with us how the journey of OIF has evolved as one of the first researched carbon removal solutions from about a decade ago to today. We discuss what OIF is, what the new effort ExOIS, Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions, entails and why it is important for the development of OIF. We discuss the history of OIF as well as how new technology development could help answer s...2023-10-1054 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeSEAO2_CDR: An Insight into the European Ocean CDR Space with Christopher Pearce, Patricia Grasse and Christine MerkToday's episode features three representatives of the SEAO2-CDR project, a European effort to determine strategies for the evaluation and assessment of ocean based carbon dioxide removal. The project's aims range from a strongly interdisciplinary background and focus not only on scientific, but also economic, legal, political, social and ethical aspects.We are joined by the project’s Scientific and Technical Lead, Dr. Christopher Pearce from the National Oceanography Center in the UK.Dr Christine Merk of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, who co-leads WP4 Understanding public and stakeholder perceptions. Dr Patricia Grasse, University of Le...2023-09-2646 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeExploring the OAE Best Practice Guide with Jean-Pierre Gattuso and Andreas OschliesThis episode's guests are Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS research professor at Sorbonne University and Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations, France, and Chair for Ocean Acidification and other ocean changes – Impacts and Solutions at Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; and Andreas Oschlies, professor and head of the biogeochemical modeling research unit at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany.Together they have led a crossdisciplinary, international research effort to produce a Best Practice Guide for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. The currently published pre-print of the guide consists of 13 chapters, written by 50+ scientific co-authors and covering al...2023-09-121h 17Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeRose Sharifian of SeaO2 on Electrochemical Ocean Carbon Capture and the European Marine CDR CommunityRose Sharifian, CTO of the Dutch startup SeaO2, joins Plan Sea to talk about their electrochemical ocean carbon capture approach. Rose, Anna and Wil discuss SeaO2's technical roadmap, electrochemical membrane technology as well as challenges and opportunities they are facing in the European CDR market. Rose also shares how SeaO2 fits into the global picture of marine CDR startups and why she believes they are amongst the furthest in their development. Learn more about SeaO2 on https://www.seao2.nl/.Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, br...2023-08-3040 min
The Ocean Embassy#15 Dieter Janecek — An insight into Germany's national strategy for its maritime economyDieter Janecek, Member of the German Parliament for the Green Party and Coordinator of Maritime Economy, joins The Ocean Embassy to discuss Germany's national strategies in this field.
We discuss what this job as coordinator entails, the importance of the maritime economy within the European Union as well as Dieter's goals in this position. One of the key points on the agenda is the impact of the climate crisis on the maritime economy, and vice versa. We specifically discuss the need for alternative fuels for shipping, port infrastructures and decarbonization of this industry.
Additionally, we...2023-06-2741 min
The Ocean Embassy#14 Laura Khatib — Ocean literacy and marine archeology in Byblos, LebanonToday's guest is Laura Khatib, an ocean advocate, communicator and educator from Lebanon. Laura and I discuss the state of marine science and education in her home country, Lebanon, and more concretely in Byblos, where she currently lives.
As one of the oldest consistently inhabited places on Earth, Byblos is characterized by unique and astonishing marine archeology. Laura tells us about her work as co-founder of the NGO Guardians of the Blue, where she teaches local communities about their heritage in the Lebanese ocean. They also use citizen science methods such as ordinary photography from dives to...2023-05-2350 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeMike Kelland of Planetary Technologies on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Policy and Community EngagementMike Kelland, CEO and co-founder of Planetary Technologies, an ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) startup from Canada, joins Plan Sea on this new episode. Mike, Anna and Wil discuss the basics, science and challenges surrounding ocean alkalinity enhancement — a method whereby the capacity of ocean water to draw down additional CO2 from the atmosphere is increased by increasing the alkalinity of this water. The better part of this episode focuses on the most recent challenges of Planetary around their community engagement and their first planned pilot site in Cornwall, UK. Mike shares learnings, insights and future outlook on...2023-05-171h 08
The Ocean Embassy#13 Jeremy Raguain — Insights into the High Seas treaty's (BBNJ) final negotiationsJeremy Raguain is back!
For those who remember, Jeremy was my first podcast guest. He is a policymaker from the Seychelles, recently finished his fellowship with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), and served as a Seychellois delegate during the most recent High Seas (BBNJ) treaty negotiations.
The High Seas BBNJ Treaty — Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction — is a new treaty from the United Nations aiming to set the groundwork for international legislation on the high seas, so beyond the exclusive economic zones of nations. These waters, typically, are, as Jeremy says in the episode, "the...2023-05-091h 10Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeExploring the Risks and Riches of the Deep Sea Ecosystems in Climate Interventions: A Discussion with Lisa LevinOur guest, Lisa Levin, is a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the lead author of a recent article in the journal Science called "Deep Sea Impacts of Climate Interventions." She explains that most ocean-based carbon removal technologies involve dumping materials and carbon into the ocean floor, which could affect the many different ecosystems of the deep sea. The deep sea is vast and full of biodiversity, which plays a critical role in regulating the planet's climate and maintaining its health. Lisa identifies the risks associated with ocean-based climate interventions, such as changing the light regime...2023-05-0236 min
The Ocean Embassy#12 Ocean Visions Summit 2023 — Sharing and discussing ocean-based climate solutions during the 2023 Ocean Visions Summit at the Georgia AquariumFollow the Ocean Embassy around the Ocean Visions Biennial Summit that took place from April 4-6 at the Georgia Aquarium. You will hear exclusive insights from the conference and its particular focus on ocean-based climate solutions such as ocean-based carbon removal. This is a special episode, featuring many guests and panel observations.
Ocean Visions is a non-profit organization that catalyzes innovation at the intersection of the ocean and climate crises. They facilitate multisector collaborations from within their network and beyond, working with leading research institutions, the private sector, and public-interest organizations to fully explore and advance responsible...2023-04-251h 57Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeMatt Long on the [C]Worthy initiative for MRV modeling frameworksMatthew Long joins Wil Burns and Anna Madlener to discuss his role at the National Center for Atmospheric Research: Climate and Global Dynamics and the Cworthy project, a non-profit research organization to develop the scientific and technical tools associated with quantifying ocean carbon dioxide removal and leveraging those tools to bolster the monitoring, reporting, and verification of carbon dioxide removal.Matthew discusses the research that he conducts and the successes and challenges that the research has identified. Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea I...2023-04-1246 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangePhilip Boyd on Operational monitoring for Detection, Attribution and Determination of Side Effects of Marine CDRPhilip Boyd joins Wil Burns and Anna Madlener in this episode of the podcast to discuss a recent publication, "Operational Monitoring of Open-Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Deployments: Detection, Attribution, and Determination of Side Effects". Phil discusses the technological and scientific focus areas necessary to enable operational monitoring as highlighted in the paper by him and his co-authors. This includes tools to be used, field implementation, reporting and verification and three guiding principles they have identified to enable operational monitoring.Philip Boyd is a professor of Marine Biogeochemistry at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the Un...2023-03-2855 min
The Ocean Embassy#11 Emma Bolton — Scientific diving, assessing marine biodiversity and understanding environmental DNAToday's guest Emma Bolton is a marine biologist from Brighton/London and currently a research scientist at Basecamp Research. Previously, she worked for the British Antarctic Survey as a scientific diver, conducting important research under sea ice.
In this new episode, we discuss Emma's journey to become a scientific diver and her 20-month deployment on the Southern Pole. Afterwards, we talk about her important work at Basecamp Research where she collects environmental DNA to discover new species and assess biodiversity. Marine environments are particularly interesting and essential to study in this regard — find out why!
2023-03-2451 minPlan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeJessica Cross on The Pathways for Ocean-Based Carbon Removal ApproachesDr. Jessica Cross joins Anna Madlener and Wil Burns on the podcast to discuss the driving and scientifically informed academic, entrepreneurial, and legislative pathways for ocean-based carbon removal approaches.Jessica is a research oceanographer at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) where she leads the Carbon Dioxide Removal Task Force and manages the Carbon System Observing Research and Development for the Alaska and Pacific Arctic regions. Jessica, Anna, and Wil have a great discussion on the successes and challenges they are currently facing in the carbon removal field and t...2023-03-1445 min
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeCultivating and Sinking Sargassum for CO2 Uptake with Seafields SolutionsDr. Franziska Elmer and John Auckland join Wil Burns and new cohost Anna Madlener on the podcast to discuss the startup Seafields Solutions. Seafields uses compressed sargassum bales to function as natural “carbon batteries.” The bales are sunk into the abyssal plain of the ocean, which will local away the CO2 for millennia. Franziska and John tell you about their company and their process where they discuss how their company will work towards getting permitting, third-party impact assessments, and navigating the rules of regulation in order to accomplish their goals. Seafileds Website: https://www.sea...2023-03-0157 min
The Ocean Embassy#10 Sheena Talma — Exploring the deep sea in submersiblesFirst, some housekeeping – the Ocean Embassy now has a supporters' page on Steady, where you can subscribe to exclusive additional content while helping me produce the show with a small monthly contribution. It allows me to keep this advertisement free, accessible to everyone on all the platforms, while helping me produce more regularly. I’ve really noticed that it’s no small feat to produce a podcast and really want to move into a much more regular and professional production. I’d be incredibly helpful if you feel like supporting the work and sharing the podcast more widely, plus once I d...2023-02-201h 00
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeMowgli Holmes on How Carbon Sequestration will be Measured, Reported, and Verified (MRV) in the FutureHost Wil Burns and producer, Andrew Lewin, welcome Mowgli Homes to the podcast to discuss the measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of carbon sequestration in the future. Mowgli is the CEO of Submarine, which is hoping to help the industry navigate the shoals of MRV in a cost-effective and high-integrity fashion.Mowgli discusses where the industry is going and how it will address some of the challenges in the future. Plan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea Initiative & the American University Institute for Responsible C...2023-02-1347 min
The Ocean Embassy#09 Ute Brönner and Martin Visbeck — What are Digital Twins of the ocean and why do we need them?I am welcoming Ute Brönner and Martin Visbeck, co-leaders of the UN Ocean Decade Programme DITTO, Digital Twins of the Ocean. Ute Brönner is a senior project manager at Sintef Ocean, a research institute in Norway, and Martin leads the Physical Oceanography department at the GEOMAR Institute for ocean research in Kiel, Germany. While their respective work and academic background is not necessarily the same, they have come together in the last years to advocate for an international, standardized and organised approach to designing digital twins of the ocean. In the episode we discuss exactly how their idea ca...2023-02-0659 min
The Ocean Embassy#08 Christine de Silva — Democratizing access to the deep sea with Juice RoboticsWelcome back to the Ocean Embassy!
It has been rather quiet on here for two months, a lot going on, but we are back with some amazing episodes in the pipeline and some exciting news.
First, some housekeeping – the Ocean Embassy now has a supporters' page on Steady, where you can subscribe to exclusive additional content while helping me produce the show with a small monthly contribution. It allows me to keep this advertisement free, accessible to everyone on all the platforms, while helping me produce more regularly. I’ve really noticed that it’s no smal...2023-01-2354 min
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeArin Crumley and Christian Robinson on Pull to Refresh, a Carbon Reversal ProgramArin Crumley and Christian Robinson join Wil Burns and guest host (and producer), Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss their business called Pull to Refresh. The idea was borne out of a number of interactions on Clubhouse to help people and businesses reverse the effects of climate change.Hear more from Arin and Christian on how the business was started and the company's approach to seaweed sequestration.Pull to Refresh Website: https://pulltorefresh.earth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/refreshingearth/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/refreshingearth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/refreshingearth2023-01-2051 min
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate ChangeRomany Webb on Recommendations for Permitting Seaweed Cultivation in CaliforniaWil Burns speaks to Romany Webb, an Associate Research Scholar at Columbia Law School and Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, about local legislation around coastal and ocean carbon removal. Romany recently authored a paper entitled "Permitting seaweed cultivation for carbon sequestration in California: barriers and recommendations" and is on the podcast to discuss her experience with state and local legislation on the matter. Romany Webb: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/directory/romany-m-webbPlan Sea is a semi-weekly podcast exploring ocean-based climate solutions, brought to you by the Carbon to Sea I...2023-01-0329 min