Highlights from the first U.S. Congressional hearing on marine carbon removal

On September 19, 2024, The House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology held a joint hearing with the Committee on Energy and Commerce evaluating the potential marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The hearing was remarkably substantive and bipartisan – which is another indicator that the U.S. government as a whole is supportive of more research into mCDR, building on tens of millions of dollars in research funding allocated over the last eighteen months.