Event Recap: Submarine presents on Trust Infrastructure at California Ocean Sciences Trust Forum on Abiotic mCDR

Session Title: Scaling the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Abiotic mCDR

At the California Ocean Sciences Trust Forum on Abiotic mCDR in Sacramento, California, Submarine Scientific co-founder Veronica Tamsitt joined experts from [C]Worthy, MBARI, Hourglass Climate, SCCWRP, Actea, Isometric, and Frontier Climate to discuss how to scale monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) for abiotic marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) technologies. The Forum brought together leading abiotic mCDR academic and non-profit scientists, policymakers and industry practitioners from across California and beyond to inform and engage California state agencies and policymakers on the state of the science and challenges opportunities for California to accelerate Abiotic mCDR R&D.

The session explored how new measurement and modeling tools are advancing MRV for approaches such as ocean alkalinity enhancement and electrochemical mCDR, with examples from California field trials and regional modeling efforts. Veronica highlighted the role of trust infrastructure—data standards, verification tools, and transparent protocols—in building confidence and accountability across emerging mCDR markets. 

Following her presentation, Veronica co-moderated a collaborative roundtable with Alicia Karspeck, CTO of [C]Worthy on the research and data needs to support large-scale mCDR deployment in California waters, emphasizing cross-sector coordination to ensure that ocean-based carbon removal is both scientifically robust and verifiable at climate-relevant scales.