CONVERGE CDR

Purpose

CONVERGE CDR is a focused initiative to coordinate, integrate, and resource expertise and activities to advance the responsible and equitable development of the marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) sector in Canada. Based on the interdisciplinary Convergence Accelerator model, CONVERGE CDR will advance the sector through intentional collaboration across science and data, policy, community engagement, and business strategy.

Where research in science, community, policy, and strategy converge to advance the responsible and equitable development of the mCDR sector.

Supports sound policy decisions and trusted community engagement by building on the foundations of rigorous science and research.
Fosters radical collaboration among:

Academia

Government

Communities

Industry

Aligns with Transforming Climate Action goals ensuring:

Research Excellence

Knowledge Mobilization

Equity-Driven Solutions

Partner Collaboration

Research topics

Science & Data

Identify factors impacting mCDR efficacy, safety, and risk—how to measure, model, and connect them to guide policy, foster trust, and drive business growth.

Engagement

Develop the social license to operate with informed and supportive community and industry, including Indigenous, rural, and commercial fishery organizations.

Policy

Develop effective regulatory pathways for mCDR as it scales from field trials to large scale deployments in the high seas.

Business

Develop effective business conditions for the responsible and equitable mCDR sector to thrive in Canada.

Focus and outputs

Co-design, collaboration, and integration among stakeholders and input from advisory organizations, will ensure the mCDR sector is built scientifically robust, socially equitable, and financially sustainable.

Interdisciplinary teams, led by a cohort of CONVERGE HEROs and guided by principal investigators and the TCA Transformation Hubs, will coordinate across the primary pillars of science and data, policy, community engagement, and business to advance the mCDR sector in Canada.

Relationship between mCDR COMPASS and TCA

Coordinating organizations

The coordinating organizations help inform the CONVERGE CDR research agenda, ensure the work and outcomes are focused to meet stakeholder needs, and provide access to their valuable expertise and networks.

Carbon Removal Canada

Carbon Removal Canada is an independent non-profit accelerating the responsible scale-up of carbon removal technologies, and Canada’s status as a world leader in carbon removal, through advocacy, convening the sector, and developing insightful research to create measurable change.

COMPASS Science Communications

COMPASS amplifies the impact of science and knowledge to improve the well-being of all people and places by preparing skilled, strategic communicators, collaborators, and trusted sources of information.

Net Zero Atlantic

Net Zero Atlantic is a not-for-profit research organization advancing a sustainable and inclusive transition to a carbon-neutral Atlantic Canada.

Hourglass Climate

Hourglass Climate is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conducting the research needed to responsibly scale marine Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies.

COVE

COVE is a high-tech innovation hub where Canadian marine technology is developed, tested, and launched to global markets, driving economic growth through world-class infrastructure, skilled talent, and industry collaboration.

Third Derivative

Third Derivative is a global climate tech accelerator working to rapidly scale solutions that reduce emissions and drive the clean energy transition.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Eric Siegel, Chief Innovation Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Dalhousie University
‍CONVERGE@dal.ca

Purpose