Scientists warn ocean-based climate fixes lack rules and oversight

This paper recently featured in a news article by Mongabay.

News article link: Scientists warn ocean-based climate fixes lack rules and oversight

Key Points:

• Marine-climate interventions have received increased money and attention in recent years.
• While many projects and ideas may be well-intentioned, they’re generally not subject to strong governance or oversight, and they often pose risks of social and ecological harm, according to a new paper.
• The authors call for local, national and global rules that will make interventions “safe, equitable and effective.”

Journal articles featured in the news article:

Morrison, T. H., Pecl, G., Nash, K. L., Hughes, T., Cohen, P. J., Layton, C., … Ogier, E. (2025). Governing novel climate interventions in rapidly changing oceans. Science, 389(6759). doi:10.1126/science.adq0174

Ogier, E. M., Pecl, G. T., Hughes, T., Lawless, S., Layton, C., Nash, K. L., & Morrison, T. H. (2025). Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness. Nature Climate Change, 15(4), 375-384. doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02291-4