Citation
Williamson P. W., Bednaršek N., Gattuso J.-P., Jiao N., Steenkamp R. C., Van Doorn E. & Boyd P. W. (2026). Future changes in the carbon cycle from deliberate ocean-based climate interventions. In: Robinson C., Sabine C., Lemcke S. & Isensee K. (Eds.), Integrated ocean carbon research: A vision primed for implementation, pp. 39-43. Paris: IOC of UNESCO.
Executive Summary (extract)
The 'Integrated Ocean Carbon Research’ (IOC-R) community has defined 5 focus areas for ocean carbon research:
- Evolution of the ocean carbon sink under a changing climate
- The changing role of biology in the ocean carbon cycle
- Carbon exchanges across the land-ocean-ice continuum
- The impact of ocean industrial processes on the ocean bio logical carbon cycle
- Future changes in the carbon cycle from deliberate ocean-based climate interventions
In order to close the knowledge gaps identified within each focus area, a series of internationally coordinated approaches are required. These prioritised approaches are:
- Support for sustained ocean carbon observing systems
- Integration of sensor technologies and platforms
- Enhancement and co-ordination of carbon observing and synthesis products
- Next level biological process studies and experiments
- Improved ocean carbon cycle models
