CONVERGE mCDR

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Overview

Converging transdisciplinary research and partnerships to advance the research needed for responsible and equitable marine carbon dioxide removal.

Purpose

CONVERGE mCDR is an interdisciplinary program co-led by academic and Indigenous researchers to advance the research needed for responsible and equitable marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) in Canada. CONVERGE mCDR aims to support key research that is aligned with community priorities through collaboration across science, policy, engagement, and economics.

CONVERGE mCDR:

  • Builds the foundations of rigorous and responsible science to inform policy and socioeconomic decisions, which in turn shape how such science is conducted
  • Creates co-designed research agendas and outputs through Indigenous-led community engagement
  • Fosters 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

Investigate environmental and ecological impacts to evaluate scientific, community, regulatory, and economic risks and co-benefits and identify key knowledge gaps to help direct future research efforts

Engagement

Conduct engagement co-led by Indigenous representatives to increase knowledge exchange and provide opportunities for co-design, co-ownership, and collaborations

Policy

Evaluate effective governance pathways that support participatory processes for transparent and accountable mCDR research

Economics

Explore carbon market pathways and community-driven benefits-sharing models, driven by Free Prior and Informed Consent

Focus and outputs

With a focus on co-design, collaboration, and integration, and with input from advisory organizations, CONVERGE mCDR delivers research outputs to help ensure any advancements in mCDR are scientifically robust, socially equitable, and financially sustainable.

Interdisciplinary teams, led by a cohort of CONVERGE Highly Qualified Personnel (HQPs) and guided by principal investigators and the four TCA Transformation Accelerators, will coordinate across the primary pillars of science, policy, community engagement, and economics to investigate marine carbon dioxide removal within Canada.

Coordinating organizations

The coordinating organizations help inform the CONVERGE mCDR research agenda, ensuring work and outcomes are focused to meet key needs, while also providing access to valuable expertise and networks.

Carbon Removal Canada
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
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
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
Hourglass Climate is a non-profit organization dedicated to conducting the research needed to responsibly scale marine carbon dioxide removal technologies.
COVE
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 Derivataive
Third Derivative
Third Derivative is a global climate tech accelerator working to rapidly scale solutions that reduce emissions and drive the clean energy transition.
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Defense Fund is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use science and economics to build a vital Earth for everyone by increasing innovative, equitable solutions to environmental challenges.

Contact

Ocean Frontier Institute
Dalhousie Unviersity
Email:
CONVERGE@dal.ca
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