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X-WR-CALNAME:[C]Worthy: Navigating to Solutions for Ocean-Based Carbon Diox
 ide Removal - A Conversation with Matthew Long (co-Founder\, CEO) & Alicia
  Karspeck (co-Founder\, CTO) of [C]Worthy\, LLC
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DESCRIPTION:There is scientific consensus that carbon dioxide removal (CDR)
  will be necessary to meet the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping the rise 
 in global temperature to within 2°C. Among the most promising and scalabl
 e approaches to CDR are ocean-based pathways. These methods capitalize on 
 natural physical and biogeochemical processes — but the ocean is vast\, 
 dynamic\, and ecologically complex\, presenting significant challenges to 
 quantifying the amount of carbon removed through CDR interventions. Indeed
 \, a key bottleneck to scaling ocean-based CDR is the absence of robust Mo
 nitoring\, Reporting\, and Verification (MRV) systems — a gap in capacit
 y that limits investment and hampers growth of an ocean-based carbon remov
 al industry. In this talk\, we’ll introduce [C]Worthy\, a new non-profit
  research organization dedicated to developing scientifically credible app
 roaches to MRV for ocean-based CDR. Critically\, while direct observations
  provide valuable insights\, they are insufficient to assess the effective
 ness of ocean-based CDR interventions — advanced oceanographic and bioge
 ochemical modeling tools are a requirement. We’ll explore how [C]Worthy 
 is accelerating the development of a standardized\, open-source modeling s
 ystem for quantifying ocean-based CDR\, aiming to enable this industry to 
 scale on the basis of credible science and contribute effectively to clima
 te change mitigation.\n\nAbout the Speakers: \n\nMatt Long\, Ph.D.\, is a 
 co-founder at [C]Worthy and the CEO. He was formerly a Scientist in the Oc
 eanography Section of the Climate & Global Dynamics Laboratory at the Nati
 onal Center for Atmospheric Research. He worked on the development of the 
 Community Earth System Model and researches ocean biogeochemistry\, carbon
  cycle\, marine ecosystems\, climate variability and change\, and led the 
 group developing the MARBL biogeochemical model. \n\nAlicia Karspeck\, Ph.
 D.\, is a co-founder at [C]Worthy and the CTO. She was formerly the Direct
 or of Earth Information Program at SilverLining—with a focus on accelera
 ting the accessibility of Earth system data and models. She spent over 10 
 years at NCAR leading the global ocean and coupled data assimilation effor
 ts for the CESM model and has held technical leadership roles at multiple 
 private risk analytics firms.
GEO:37.426402;-122.172635
LOCATION:Mitchell Earth Sciences\, Hartley Conference Room
SUMMARY:[C]Worthy: Navigating to Solutions for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide R
 emoval - A Conversation with Matthew Long (co-Founder\, CEO) & Alicia Kars
 peck (co-Founder\, CTO) of [C]Worthy\, LLC
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/cworthy-navigating-to-solut
 ions-for-ocean-based-carbon-dioxide-removal-a-conversation-with-matthew-lo
 ng-co-founder-ceo-alicia-karspeck-co-founder-cto-of-cworthy-llc
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