NOAA and Carbon to Sea team up to develop data management guidelines for marine carbon dioxide removal projects

Salt marsh at the U.S. National Park Service’s Herring River Restoration project in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Credit: NOAA

On November 19, 2024, NOAA announced a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Carbon to Sea Initiative, a nonprofit that brings together funders and scientists to support research, technology development, and knowledge-sharing to evaluate whether the ocean can safely remove and store billions of tons of carbon dioxide.

The three-year partnership between NOAA and Carbon to Sea will establish guidelines to ensure consistency and comparability across marine carbon dioxide removal projects, enhancing the impact of research findings in this critical field.