CT 1 provides information on the societal implications of deploying ocean-based NETs in that it aims to determine the socio-economic, governance, legal, and public perception and implementation issues that will influence whether or not, and to what extent (e.g.,
scales of deployment), ocean-based NETs can be utilized in sustainable climate mitigation efforts. To do this, CT 1 brings together economists, political and social scientists, and legal scholars. A portfolio of ocean-based NETs is generally addressed in CT 1: Ocean fertilization, Artificial upwelling, Ocean Alkalinization (Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement), Blue Carbon Management.
Research questions of CT 1 are addressed in WP1 (economic prospects and incentives), WP2 (governance, policy and international law), and in WP3 (public acceptance).