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Field notes on public communication and engagement for the LOC-NESS Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement field trial
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Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) is an emerging field where independent, responsibly conducted research is necessary to address uncertainties about effectiveness, safety, feasibility, and desirability. Codes of conduct and calls for community engagement related to mCDR research are growing as public and private entities move forward with field trials. However, these guidelines may not be readily applicable to all projects amidst a rapidly shifting landscape of societal perceptions, media coverage, funding constraints, and local and regional political climates. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Locking Ocean Carbon in the Northeast Shelf and Slope project, a noncommercial mCDR research program based in the United States, conducted 55 community engagement efforts with local community, industry, and tribal members in 2023–2025, centered around a proposed field trial in the Northeast region. In addition to providing valuable input on project design and implementation, our iterative engagement process honed a framing for the project, explanations of scientific concepts relevant to the study, and answers to common questions raised by community members. We found that open and straightforward dialogue with the strongest opponents to our project led to a set of core messages that spoke to diverse audiences with only slight modifications for different communities. In this narrative account, we reflect on lessons learned through this iterative process, and discuss unresolved questions for community engagement during ongoing and future mCDR field research.
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