As greenhouse gasses warm our planet, our ocean plays a significant role in regulating heat and absorbing carbon dioxide — absorbing a third of the carbon and more than 90 percent of the extra heat added to our atmosphere. There are consequences to this, as scientists track warming temperatures, depleting oxygen zones, a more acidic ocean, and rising sea levels. The ocean can also be a potential solution if we can leverage the ocean’s existing ability to remove carbon dioxide. In this panel from SXSW 2023, leading ocean experts will discuss the ocean’s role in climate, the potential for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, and a code of conduct for CO2 removal that could maximize collective societal and environmental benefit for our ocean planet.
