Using our ocean’s as a natural climate solution
In collaboration with several NGOs, other universities, and the government, we have launched Blue Carbon Canada, a new aspect of our research investigating using oceans as a natural climate solution. This new effort was covered by the National Observer in December 2021. During summer 2022 we were awarded a NSERC Alliance grant (news release) to support this important research. Since then there has been several news stories (below) covering this work. Stay tuned as we collect more data and work to analyze it, publish it and use it to inform management decisions.
Coverage of our published research
Post-doc Graham Epstein’s paper on the need to protect seabed sediments for potential climate change mitigation co-benefits came out in January 2025 with media coverage from across Canada.
A policy brief was published in collaboration with Oceans North. PDF
Graham wrote a Policy Options article. PDF
There was coverage by CBC BC across radio and TV platforms. Check out the TV feature segment.
Coverage in the Times Colonist. PDF
Coverage by the Halifax Examiner. PDF
Coverage by the Saanich News. PDF
UVic put out a press release. PDF
Coverage in Ha-Shilth-Sa. PDF
Article in Oceanographic. PDF
Coverage by the Carbon-Pulse (sorry we know there is a paywall but we are not allowed to share a PDF).
In May 2024, Post-doc Graham Epstein’s paper on mapping carbon stocks in marine soft sediment habitats was published. This paper’s results were disseminated several different ways.
In collaboration with Oceans North, a policy brief was published. PDF
Graham and co-authors wrote a popular science article for The Conversation. PDF
This work was covered by a news article in Canada’s National Observer. PDF
