Pre­vent­ing Marine Geo­engi­neer­ing Risks

Hands Off Moth­er Earth Alliance

Marine geo­engi­neer­ing (mGE) is a set of large-scale tech­no­log­i­cal inter­ven­tions in the ocean aimed at alter­ing the cli­mate. As mGE gains momen­tum among gov­ern­ments and the pri­vate sec­tor, espe­cial­ly in the Glob­al North, the Hands Off Moth­er Earth (HOME) Alliance is work­ing to ensure that these high-risk, dan­ger­ous pro­pos­als are met with informed resis­tance. Tech­niques such as ocean fer­til­iza­tion, ocean alka­lin­i­ty enhance­ment, and marine cloud bright­en­ing are being pro­mot­ed as cli­mate solu­tions, often with­out trans­paren­cy or the Free, Pri­or, and Informed Con­sent (FPIC) of affect­ed com­mu­ni­ties. These inter­ven­tions risk caus­ing fur­ther dam­age to marine ecosys­tems and com­mu­ni­ties while divert­ing atten­tion and resources from gen­uine, rights-based cli­mate solutions.

This project enhances HOME Alliance’s glob­al efforts to mon­i­tor, chal­lenge, resist, and raise aware­ness about marine geo­engi­neer­ing. Through inter­na­tion­al advo­ca­cy, capac­i­ty build­ing and enhance­ment, grass­roots com­mu­ni­ties’ engage­ment, and visu­al sto­ry­telling, the HOME Alliance sup­ports front­line com­mu­ni­ties, ele­vates Indige­nous lead­er­ship, and advo­cates for pre­cau­tion­ary gov­er­nance ground­ed in jus­tice. From com­mu­ni­ty work­shops to media toolk­its, the ini­tia­tive unites civ­il soci­ety voic­es to expose risks, oppose dan­ger­ous dis­trac­tion, and demand account­abil­i­ty at every lev­el where deci­sions on geo­engi­neer­ing are made.

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