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The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth's surface and already buffers a large fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions (NRC, 2017); hence, much of the global capacity for natural carbon sequestration is in the ocean. Natural processes on land and ocean have removed roughly 55% of emitted CO2, but it may be possible to enhance both the uptake and longer-term sequestration potential of these processes. The National Academies will appoint an ad-hoc committee to explore ocean-based approaches to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and sequestration and provides a path forward for research and development of promising CDR approaches.
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