Arctic Sea Ice Road Maps

Knowledge Gaps

Physical science / mechanism

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  • Would strategically placing icebergs have any Arctic or global climate effect (for example, placing an iceberg in an area that would promote further ice growth or strengthen an ice area)?
  • What are candidate sites for ‘donor’ icebergs, and what are candidate sites for placement of icebergs?
  • How close to shore would icebergs need to be placed?
  • Would strategically placing icebergs have any Arctic or global climate effect (for example, placing an iceberg in an area that would promote further ice growth or strengthen an ice area)?
  • What are candidate sites for ‘donor’ icebergs, and what are candidate sites for placement of icebergs?
  • How close to shore would icebergs need to be placed?

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Engineering needs (technical feasibility)

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  • Is there capability to use ships to relocate icebergs with zero CO2 emissions?
  • Is there capability to use ships to relocate icebergs with zero CO2 emissions?
  • Is there capability to use ships to tow icebergs with zero CO2 emissions?

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Scalability

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  • What scale of iceberg relocation would be required to have any Arctic or global climate effect? Note, that this question is secondary to determining the potential for this approach.
  • What scale of iceberg relocation would be required to have any Arctic or global climate effect? Note, that this question is secondary to determining the potential for this approach.
  • What scale of iceberg towing would be required to have any Arctic or global climate effect? Note, that this question is secondary to determining the potential for this approach.

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Environmental risks / benefits

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  • Based on candidate sites for donor icebergs and recipient locations and depths, what might be the impacts on the local environment at the recipient location?
  • Can we quantify the estimated amount of nutrients stored in an iceberg to estimate loss/gain due to redistribution of icebergs?
  • Based on candidate sites for donor icebergs and recipient locations and depths, what might be the impacts on the local environment at the recipient location?
  • Can we quantify the estimated amount of nutrients stored in an iceberg to estimate loss/gain due to redistribution of icebergs?

Projects from Ocean CDR Community

Social risks / benefits

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  • Based on candidate sites for donor icebergs and recipient locations and depths, what might be the impacts on the local communities at the recipient location? What might be lost from local communities at the donor location?
  • Need assessment of societal risks and benefits including community engagement.
  • Based on candidate sites for donor icebergs and recipient locations and depths, what might be the impacts on the local communities at the recipient location? What might be lost from local communities at the donor location?
  • Need assessment of societal risks and benefits including community engagement.
  • Based on candidate sites for donor icebergs and recipient locations and depths, what might be the impacts on the local communities at the recipient location? What might be lost from local communities at the donor location?

Projects from Ocean CDR Community

Governance

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  • How can a fugacious resource be governed?
  • Can Indigenous rights and perspectives be incorporated in governance of ocean-based climate solutions when solutions are implemented in the name of global environmental protection (Chuffart et al. 2023)?
  • How can a fugacious resource be governed?
  • Can Indigenous rights and perspectives be incorporated in governance of ocean-based climate solutions when solutions are implemented in the name of global environmental protection (Chuffart et al. 2023)?
  • How can a fugacious resource be governed?
  • Can Indigenous rights and perspectives be incorporated in governance of ocean-based climate solutions when solutions are implemented in the name of global environmental protection? (Chuffart et al. 2023)

Projects from Ocean CDR Community

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