OST Activities and Products

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fast Track Action Committee

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is announcing a new Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal. Under the authority of OSTP’s National Science and Technology Council, the Committee will evaluate the merits of and concerns about different types of marine CDR and shape relevant policy and research on safe and effective marine CO2 removal and carbon sequestration. The committee includes experts from more than a dozen federal departments and agencies and it fulfills one of the recommendations of the U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan (OCAP) released earlier this year. More information on the FTAC can be found in its charter below:

2022 OST/SOST Opportunities and Actions Roundtable

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the Ocean Policy Committee (OPC) Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST) is hosting an Opportunities and Actions Roundtable this Summer. The event description and instructions on how to participate can be found here:

Roundtable Announcement and Call for Submissions

Roundtable Description & Agenda

Roundtable Submissions

Recorded Roundtable Lightning Talks offsite link

The OST/SOST is instrumental in guiding the direction of ocean policy across the Federal government and has produced several reports on strategic direction for the ocean science and technology ecosystem, including:

• Opportunities and Actions for Ocean Science and Technology (2022-2028)
• Science and Technology for America's Ocean: A Decadal Vision (2018) (1.32 MB)
• Science for an Ocean Nation: Updates to the Ocean Research Priorities Plan (2013) (3.93 MB)
• Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade (2007) (3.94 MB)

Environmental Justice Statement

On June 7, 2022, the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST), under the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy’s (OSTP) National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released their Environmental Justice position statement to guide activities and investments in ocean science and technology.

• SOST Environmental Justice Position Statement
• OSTP Blog Post

Environmental Justice Workshop Series

The OST/SOST held two environmental justice events for Federal audiences over the 2021-2022 period to focus on incorporating environmental justice into the Subcommittee's activities. Read the public summaries here:

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  Summary of SOST Environmental Justice Workshop (83.26 KB)
• November 2021 Environmental Justice Webinar Summary (71.93 KB)

Coastal Resilience Workshop

In June 2021, the OST/SOST held a workshop for Federal audiences to improve the science and delivery of coastal resilience. Read the public summary here:

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  Public Summary of Findings & Opportunities from 2021 SOST Coastal Resilience Workshop (158.4 KB)
• SOST Coastal Resilience Public Summary Brief (466.32 KB)