2024 State of the Science report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Date: September 24, 2024 at 14:25 GMT

This report has brought together the most up-to-date information on potential environmental effects of MRE development, using information from public sources as well as new scientific research. The Ocean Energy Systems (OES)-Environmental country representatives from the 16 participating countries helped to scope the entirety of the report and provided valuable contributions to all chapters. The input from these contributors and reviewers has resulted in the most complete compendium of research and monitoring findings possible.
This report encompasses an introduction and path forward, as well as nine chapters that provide details of research and monitoring findings around the world on environmental effects of MRE