[Coral-List] scientist letter Advancing Responsible Research and Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal

[Paul Muir]

" Meanwhile, changing global human behaviors
(Starting with 10000 coral listers leading by example
environmental friendly behaviours) may be more effective than anything
else.  *"
Very good point! I'm curious how many reef workers/ organisations are
carbon neutral and how many have divested themselves of funding from fossil
fuel companies?  I suspect very few, which I think highlights a real issue
- that even smart people on the front line with their hearts in the right
place are not taking action. There are probably a myriad of reasons for
this: they don't think it's possible technically or economically (it def
is!), think governments should lead (that will never happen), don't think
their action will help, will do it next year  etc etc. I do wonder if the
trillion dollar fossil fuel industry is responsible for some of this
malaise- I guess they have access to the smartest marketeers on the planet.

PAUL

ps Hate to brag (!!), but I have been ~ C neutral for ~20 years (I put ~ as
its hard to calculate).

On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 09:12, International Coral Reef Observatory via
Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> *Good point Aiste, about the need for interdisciplinary voices. I
> understand your view is coming from the Centre for the Study of the
> Sciences and the Humanities in Bremen. *
>
> *What we need now advancing in political science is to take into account
> the knowledge on ecological, social and economic values of coral reefs to
> be protected effectively in the wild, applying #CoralReefsOptimism It
> should mean do not give up to stop local threats and find innovative
> alternatives to avoid direct destruction in situ of coral reefs as know as
> ecosystems as well stopping local and global **pollution**. *
>
> *Welcome all the innovative solutions by Geoengineering, if treating the
> root causes of climate change,** nutrients enrichment* *and **local
> destruction of coral reefs . Meanwhile, changing global human behaviors
> (Starting with 10000 coral listers leading by example
> environmental friendly behaviours) may be more effective than anything
> else.  *
>
>
> *It would be a very strong Interdisciplinary Coral Reef scientific
> community, if we were coherent with what we recommend applying our
> knowledge in our daily lives and practices to avoid further coral reef
> fragmentation and biodiversity loss, without pessimistic views of keeping
> in mind a future of coral reefs ONLY in vitro, waiting for optimal climate
> change to outplant the small percent of surviving fragments of coral
> colonies again to the wild... let us be positive and stop local and global
> threats as the scientific papers since decades ago are recommending not
> more anthropogenic stress to coral reefs. If we stop the local and global
> threats, coral reefs will manage to survive as corals have done it for
> centuries by controlling the number of zooxanthellae in their tissues, and
> other defensive physiological mechanisms. It is time to act now. We cannot
> afford longer to be quiet and accept the unsustainable development to
> continue and support it with promises to restore coral reefs in our labs by
> breaking another million of coral colonies.*
>
> *Many Thanks for your call to include interdisciplinary voices in coral
> reef decision making,*
>
> *Nohora Galvis*
> *ICRS World Reef Award Winner *
> *ICRO Transdisciplinary Researcher*
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>
> El jue, 7 sept 2023 a las 16:07, Aiste Klimasauskaite via Coral-List (<
> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>) escribió:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am reluctant to sign the Ocean CDR letter. Among many reasons is the
> lack
> > of interdisciplinary voices in the text and the fact that the results
> will
> > not be about science, it will be about politics (just like the inclusion
> of
> > CDR/CCS in IPCC report...).
> >
> > I would like my views to be challenged and to hear what coral researchers
> > think about this question. Specifically, not about restoration, but about
> > geoengineering (e.g., nutrient fertilization etc.).
> >
> > Fish you well,
> > aiste
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 18:09, <coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 19:21:47 +0000
> > > From: Franziska Elmer <franziskaelmer at hotmail.com>
> > > To: "coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
> > > Subject: [Coral-List] scientist letter Advancing Responsible Research
> > >         and Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal
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> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > The IPCC made it clear that we need carbon dioxide removal in order to
> > > stay below 2 ?C warming. The ocean is one of the places were this could
> > be
> > > done, however we have major knowledge gaps on the consequences of doing
> > so
> > > and research on making sure that these solutions do not have negative
> > > consequences.
> > >
> > > Over 200 scientists have signed this letter asking for Advancing
> > > Responsible Research and Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide
> > Removal
> > > "Society must advance responsible research, development, and field
> > testing
> > > of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal techniques to determine their
> > > potential to help restore the climate and the ocean."
> > > Please help this plea by signing the letter.
> > > Ocean CDR Science<https://www.oceancdrscience.org/>
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Franziska Elmer
> > >
> > >
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