A Jan 11 Policy Forum in Science magazine, “Ocean Fertilization: Moving forward in a sea of uncertainty“, sounded a supportive, though cautious, note for further evaluation of OIF as a potential climate mitigation tool.

The article stresses the need to have better demonstration of sequestration and permanence in particular before carbon offsets are sold from these early demonstrations. We certainly agree that past demonstrations have not been done in a way consistent with rigorous market protocols, and have not sought independent verification of results.

Climos has provided a response that seeks to highlight under what conditions we feel cost recovery via the carbon market would be justified, and provides some analogies of other carbon projects which do so in support of ongoing research efforts.

Read it here: Are Carbon Offsets Appropriate for Ocean Iron Fertilization?

We also note that one of the authors of the Policy Forum piece, Dr. Anthony Michaels clarified his position in Science Daily.

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