#OceansX uses ‘oceans’ as it’s metaphor. Everything is connected by our oceans. Every individual drop finds it’s own wave to thrive. These collective Xplorations reach out high above the ocean surface. Once they reached their full potential they return to be part of that same oceans again.
OceansX understands everything has a limit except our collective #humanpotential.
Listing our achievements of 2022 might be what you would expect on this day. But that’s not OceansX-like. We don’t claim achievements, we facilitate them and see them as new points of departure.
What we do is set our milestones for 2023. In order for collective potential to find it’s way to generate a new waves.
Our ‘23 milestones (not limiting):
👉 #XplorationCrewSupport (Feb 2023) showcasing our Minimum Viable Infrastructure for #federatedlearning in the maritime sector and opening up to memberships for all;
👉 #XplorationCoastlineCuraçao #UNwaterconference side event (March 2023) to facilitate government of the Kingdom and international aid organizations to take their role;
👉 #XplorationCoastlineCuraçao #BOOST-event (9-11th of May in Curaçao) to facilitate local agricultural entrepreneurs, environmental organizations and landowners to propose a their own land development concept;
👉 #XplorationISAMO (Oct 2023) completing a year of air sampling to understand #methanereduction cycles over the Atlantic Ocean;
👉 New ones coming up soon… keep you posted.
To all fellow #Xplorers – thank you for being you! Let’s keep spreading our Xploring #mindset.
To all #partners and #relations – let’s keep #Xploring together in 2023!
Happy New Year!
Xploration ISAMO has achieved another significant milestone, advancing climate science with a remarkable publication this week in the authoritative PNAS journal for high-impact and original research.
The published study explores the effects of Saharan dust clouds on atmospheric methane and indicates Sahara dust can enhance removal of methane. Its findings have potentially far-reaching implications for understanding the global methane budget and reasons behind the accelerating increase in atmospheric methane.
This accomplishment owes its success to a shared commitment to leverage collective human potential and collaborative exploration towards a common goal, combining the invaluable contributions of passionate seafarers, atmospheric observatories and dedicated scientists in Europe and the US, helping advance research by collecting and analyzing over 500 air samples across the North Atlantic.
With: Crews of Stolt Tankers and Maersk Tankers, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Utrecht University, CSIC, OceansX, Acacia Impact Innovation BV, Cornell University, Spark Climate Solutions, Matthew Johnson, Maarten Herpen, van, Qinyi Li, Jesper Baldtzer Liisberg, Thomas Röckmann, Carina van der Veen, Chloe Brashear, Alphonso Saiz Lopez, Jan-Berend Stuut, Berend van de Kraats, Steen Sander Jacobsen, David Mann, Erika Reinhardt, Hans Bouchier, Alex Wong, Natalie M. Mahowald, Peter Hess, Daphne Meidan, Carlos A. Cuevas, Rafael P. Fernandez, John E. Mak
Read the full publication on “Photocatalytic chlorine atom production on mineral dust–sea spray aerosols over the North Atlantic” here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2303974120
OceansX – Xploring our collective human potential