Together we can advance new solutions to stabilize the climate and restore the ocean
Enormous greenhouse gas pollution is disrupting the climate and driving dangerous ocean overheating and acidification—devastating marine life and diminishing the ocean’s ability to support humanity. Our four-part strategy directly addresses the causes and impacts of climate disruption:
Decarbonize the Global Economy for a Healthy Ocean
Engage the size and power of the ocean to draw down and safely store carbon pollution
Advance collaborative research to slow and avoid catastrophic loss of critical marine ecosystems while we rebalance global carbon cycles
Build a global community to innovate and develop ocean-climate solutions
The Arctic is central to Earth’s climate system, but warming temperatures have reduced summer sea ice by 50 percent, with ice-free summers possible by 2030. This sea ice loss accelerates other climate tipping points, including Greenland Ice Sheet melt, permafrost thaw, and AMOC weakening. While emissions reductions and greenhouse gas removals remain fundamental, our new white paper lays out the case for also exploring other approaches to protect and restore Arctic sea ice.
The climate crisis and ocean health are inseparably linked. New tools are urgently needed to address climate-induced stresses on the ocean, and to support its recovery. Our 2026–2028 strategic plan charts an ambitious ocean–climate agenda focused on slowing, stopping, and ultimately reversing these impacts. Learn more and help shape and test the ideas, tools, and frameworks this moment demands.
Our recently released Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Ecosystem Database is designed to support collaboration and accelerate progress. This comprehensive resource connects stakeholders across sectors — from research and government to NGOs and the private sector — promoting transparency, knowledge-sharing, and responsible development of potential mCDR solutions.
Ocean Visions has launched its Seaweed-Based Products for Decarbonization road map, a first-of-its-kind digital resource designed to help guide the responsible development and scaling of seaweed-based products that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions across multiple industries.
Ocean Visions has selected six research projects through a highly competitive process to receive funding through its Arctic Sea Ice Restoration Research Fund. The Fund was created to identify, prioritize, and support research on cutting-edge ideas to slow the loss of Arctic sea ice.
Ocean Visions’ new report examines whether and how phytoplankton might contribute to the gigatons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) needed to meet global climate goals. Produced through a year-long investigation, and informed by an international advisory board, the report outlines recommendations to address critical knowledge gaps and calls for new investment into priority RD&D and enhanced coordination of efforts.
Ocean Visions is a nonprofit organization at the center of a robust network comprised of leading universities and oceanographic institutions, and a diverse set of practitioner partners. Ocean Visions works to engage and focus resources from across this network for concerted action, catalyzing collaboration for the co-design, development, testing, and evaluation of solutions to the interlocking ocean-climate crisis.
