Can't make it to New York?
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and New York Sea Grant are hosting a one-day symposium exploring legal and policy issues associated with marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) in New York.
Join Ocean Networks Canada as it hosts a regional learning hub in Victoria, British Columbia — an opportunity to watch the symposium together and engage in locally relevant discussions.
- Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Pacific (symposium), 2:00 PM-3:45 PM (Salish Sea Session: Operating in Shared Waters)
- Who: This event is of most interest to scientists, lawyers, policymakers (Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Indigenous), NGOs, and technology developers. But everyone with an interest in mCDR is welcome.
- Format: In-person
- Location: Ocean-Climate Building, Queenswood Campus, University of Victoria
- Register now: Please register your in-person attendance before September 16, 2025.
About the symposium
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and New York Sea Grant are hosting a one-day symposium exploring legal and policy issues associated with marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) activities that aim to increase uptake and storage of carbon dioxide in the ocean. The event, which is generously supported by the National Sea Grant Law Center and Carbon to Sea, will take place at Columbia Law School in New York City. Ocean Networks Canada and other partners are also hosting “regional learning hubs,” where individuals who are unable to travel to New York can come together to view the program and engage in their own regionally-relevant discussions.
The symposium will feature leading experts who will discuss the legal and policy landscape for mCDR in the United States and beyond. The goal is to bring together a wide range of legal and policy experts, regulators, government representatives, scientific researchers, industry groups, NGOs, and others interested in mCDR to explore the adequacy of existing legal and policy frameworks and how they might need to evolve to better facilitate research and deployment. There will be a strong focus on ways to ensure an inclusive and equitable approach to mCDR development.
The symposium will be accompanied by a special edition of the Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal, featuring at least six articles on issues relating to mCDR law and policy issues associated with marine Carbon Dioxide Removal.
More details about the symposium, including the agenda, are available at: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/marine-carbon-dioxide-removal-law-and-policy-symposium
Salish Sea Session: Operating in Shared Waters
This conversational session will consider what it means to conduct ’safe and responsible’ carbon dioxide removal in the Salish Sea and surrounding waters, which flow freely across the US-Canada border and have been home to sovereign Tribes and First Nations since Time Immemorial. Panelists will share perspectives and lessons from ongoing efforts, including Ebb Carbon’s commercial ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot in Port Angeles, WA, and Ocean Network Canada’s Solid Carbon New Frontiers research project off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Workshop support
Light breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea will be provided. Please indicate if you have any dietary restrictions within the registration form. Persons who prefer to bring their own food are welcome to use ONC’s fridges and microwaves.
Note that the symposium does not stop for either NY or Pacific meals, so be quick to grab a plate/cup as needed and return to the viewing room to not miss any content!
