The oceans serve the planet as a massive natural carbon sink, but because of climate change, overfishing and other pressures, we’ve degraded the natural pathways through which oceans capture and store carbon.
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we must understand potential blue carbon pathways and consider ways to generate new natural climate solutions that value entire oceans and coastal ecosystems. By doing so, we may be able to sequester more carbon, restore thriving ocean ecosystems and secure a better future for us all.
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Our experts
We bring a wide range of perspectives and skills to advancing climate solutions by studying the impacts of blue carbon and aquatic ecosystems. Here are the experts leading this work.
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Kristin Kleisner
Senior Director, Ocean Science
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Doug Rader
Senior Science Advisor
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Rod Fujita
AVP, Research & Development, Lead Senior Scientist
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Jamie Collins
Marine Biogeochemical Scientist
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(202) 572-3549 (office)
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