Communicating and regulating marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)

Communicating and regulating marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) Jan Bazyli Klakla, Christine Merk, Zeynep Clulow, Manfredi Marciante, Ginevra le Moli and Yelena Yermakova, discuss how the SEAO2-CDR project is evaluating people’s perceptions towards mCDR, and how they influence the emerging rules, safeguards and shared responsibilities. Public opposition, or just the lack of public acceptance, is often cited as a major barrier to the implementation of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects. It is especially relevant for marine (m)CDR activities given the protests sparked by recent projects(1). Moving beyond such high-profile controversies and individual case studies requires systematic evidence on how different publics and communities perceive emerging mCDR options.