IPCC Lead Author of 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (Additional guidance) (2026-2027)

Not research, but a project nonetheless!

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Harmonising Aquatic Litter Monitoring and Assessment Across EU Waters (CLEAR-WATER) (2026-2030)

Horizon Europe Consortium, multiple partners

European Commission funded consortium designing litter monitoring and assessment strategy for European marginal seas.

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Small Plastics in the Ocean’s Interior: coherent Analysis and Synthesis for better Scrutiny (SPASS) (2026-2029)

Zhao S (JAMSTEC, Japan), Kvale K (ABOR, NZ), Galgani L (Uni. Siena, Italy), et al.

SCOR funded working group to standardise data collection and analysis protocols for ocean microplastics.

The longevity of airborne microplastic-climate forcing from legacy plastic pollution (2023-2026)

Revell L (University of Canterbury, NZ), Evangeliou N (NILU, Norway), Kvale K (ABOR, NZ)

For this project we are estimating the potential radiative forcing for multiple scenarios of microplastic pollution and climate change over the next century using a combination of experimental and modelling methods.

Metal micronutrients: Major players in the Southern Ocean’s carbon sink. (2023-2026)

Stirling C (University of Otago, NZ), Druce M (University of Otago, NZ), Bostock H (University of Queensland, Australia), Swann G (University of Nottingham, UK), Kvale K (ABOR, NZ)

Here we are investigating the role of zinc, cadmium, and iron co-limitation on the efficiency of the biological carbon pump in the Southern Ocean over glacial cycles.