Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions(ONCE)—an International Program Initiative
Nianzhi Jiao, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, Baruch Rinkevich, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, Carol Robinson, University of East Anglia, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Science, Norwich, United Kingdom, Curtis Suttle, The University of British Columbia, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Celeste Lopez Abbate, Argentine Institute of Oceanography, Argentina, Douglas Wallace, Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada, David A Hutchins, University of Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, Herve Claustre, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Villefranche-sur-mer, France, Helmuth Thomas, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany, Jung-Ho Hyun, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea, Dr. Jean-Pierre Gattuso, PhD, Sorbonne University, France, Louis Legendre, Laboratoire d'oceanographie de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, Lionel Guidi, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), UMR 7093, Sorbonne Université, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, Luca Polimene, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, MEMP, Plymouth, United Kingdom, Michal Koblížek, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Republic, Pavel Ya. Tishchenko, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia, Pekka Hermanni Kaartokallio, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland, Ronald H Benner, University of South Carolina, Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia, SC, United States, Ramaiah Nagappa, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography,, India and Youhei Yamashita, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Sapporo, Japan
Abstract:
Negative emissions as an approach for the goal by Paris Agreement to limit the global warming to 2.0 or even 1.5°C by the end of this century. The ocean has a large capacity for carbon sequestration, and Ocean Negative Carbon Emission (ONCE) is of great potential to manipulate if the mechanisms and processes involved are better understood. To this end, cross-displinary efforts are desired, thus we initiate the ONCE international program to promote ccomprehensive studies on the key issues, including but are not limited to, ocean carbon sequestration mechanisms and processes, such as, the solubility pump, carbonate pump, biological carbon pump, and microbial carbon pump etc.; The multi-effects of biotic and abiotic processes, interactions between organic and inorganic carbon and other relevant elements; Systematic observations such as buoy and Bio Argo monitoring; Simulated/scenario studies such as mecsocosm experiments; Modeling based on observed biogeochemical parameters; as well as eco-engineering demonstration towards sustainable development and mitigation of climate change. Intensive workshops toward development of the ONCE international program will be held and interested individuals, parties, and sectors are welcome to join us.
