LAUNCHING SOON
Carbon to Sea, Planetary, and MEOPAR collab
MEOPAR, Carbon to Sea Initiative and Planetary Technologies (Planetary) have launched a new Joint Learning Opportunity (JLO) to advance ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) research in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Building on the success of Carbon to Sea’s 2024 JLO funding in Halifax, this new partnership reflects a shared commitment to continuing to deepen our investment and connection to Halifax as a fast-growing hub for marine-climate science like OAE.
In-water field research for marine-based carbon removal approaches like OAE remains essential to advancing our collective scientific knowledge needed to guide responsible and effective climate strategies. Over the last two years, Carbon to Sea’s initial round of JLO funding in partnership with COVE helped support foundational OAE research projects — including piloting new sensor technologies for OAE monitoring, engaging First Nations communities, exploring the impacts of OAE on the Bedford Basin’s benthic communities, and measuring OAE’s key indicators.
This next JLO will build on that progress to attract and enable even more scientists and research organizations to get involved with the ongoing coastal OAE deployment at Tufts Cove led by Planetary. This opportunity will support research scientists, innovative sensing and monitoring methods, and social scientists interested in evaluating the scientific, technical, and social understanding of OAE’s viability and desirability as a method for climate change mitigation.
Successful applicant(s) will demonstrate strong alignment with the priorities shared in this Request For Proposal (RFP) whether through scientific merit, technical innovations, social science or community engagement. Proposals should show a clear and pragmatic vision for executing the work, appropriate qualifications or relevant experience to deliver on that vision, and readiness to begin by May 2026. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that demonstrate innovative methodologies, community-driven approaches, or engagement strategies that make significant new contributions to the field’s scientific, social, or cultural understanding of OAE.
The award package will reflect the unique needs of the work and may include: in-kind services and support for research logistics, access to the alkalinity dosing data package, and research funding. The total budget allotted to this program is up to $500,000 divided among winning awardees.
For questions, please contact Carbon to Sea’s field research mailbox at research-network@carbontosea.org.
Details for applications coming soon.
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