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0.56聽[I鈥檓] looking at how we can draw down a bunch of our emissions into the Southern Ocean, and mostly using seaweed at the moment.
2.34听迟丑别蝉别听free-floating pyramids that grow the seaweed macrocystis鈥 float around in the Southern Ocean聽up to eight months 鈥nd then, as a carbon capture, it all gets shot down to the deep ocean.
3.31听罢丑别听demand for carbon credits really worldwide is exploding, so there's a bunch of different trading platforms you can sell your carbon credits on.
4.38聽I came from quite an enterprising family and then also a very outdoorsy family, so聽it was sort of entrepreneurship and the environment and climate that I've always been really passionate about.
4.49聽I've been involved in a few ventures over the last few years鈥
7.45聽I was lucky enough to study in the States, and then South Africa, and then New Zealand. And the more I learnt鈥 the more I realize that hey,听this is something that really matters, and you know we've got to act pretty swiftly.
8.19聽There's massive draw-down capacity in our ocean聽that's already happening, and I believe with further research, we can find ways to promote that.
Finn Ross
Finn Ross聽is an聽Honours student at UC, studying Ecology and Biological Sciences. His research investigates the effectiveness of carbon dioxide capturing or sequestration using seaweed to help reverse climate change, building on his winning business plan 鈥楾he Seaweed Solution鈥 in the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship 2019 Social Enterprise Challenge.
鈥業 am motivated by environmentalism through education. I enjoy the opportunity to work out in the field and contribute to meaningful research, where I understand the potential impact of being able to use what I learn to better our planet.鈥
Read more:听Finn's UC journey
Molly Magid
Molly Magid聽is an MSc student at UC. A recent graduate of Brown University, Molly is working on research in conservation genomics with Associate Professor Tammy Steeves from the School of Biological Sciences. Molly is passionate about finding ways to communicate science to the public in a clear, novel, and engaging ways. Most recently, Molly worked as the lead student producer on the podcast聽,听which answers listener's questions about sustainability using relevant science research.
