NERC's Net Zero Oceanographic Capability scoping project

净零海洋学能力范围项目将向NERC提出建议，说明如何支持UKRI到2040年成为碳中和组织的目标，同时保持或增强其海洋科学能力。皇家研究船詹姆斯·库克号将于2035年退役，这为NERC实现碳足迹的飞跃提供了标志。然而，这种变化可能需要开发和实施新技术，并相应改变技术人员、海员、特别是科学家进行海洋学研究的方式。这一变化必须考虑到数字时代的快速扩张（特别适用于海洋）以及蓝色经济的变化以及国家管辖范围以外的自主平台和研究的相关监管环境。范围界定项目旨在吸引最广泛的利益相关者参与，包括研究界、技术开发人员、数据管理人员、政策制定者和监管机构。范围界定项目的结果将用于使NERC能够：1.完善UKRI和NERC未来在海洋自主权、传感器和其他尖端技术方面的投资选择;2.改进其管理英国现有研究船队和设备池能力的选择;3.考虑与英国组织和其他国家的研究计划的当前和未来的合作;4.启动路线图进程，以在2035年提高英国研究船队的能力;5.帮助实现机会，并尽量减少向低碳海洋能力发展的限制;6. NZOC范围界定项目的产出将包括与社会经济效益和监管考虑因素相一致的研究驱动因素的详细报告，以及到2035年可用于支持NZOC目标的技术和数据机会。最终报告将考虑相互依赖性，并建议管理过渡的策略，包括测试和风险缓解，以使NERC能够在2035年之前将未来的资金用于提供新的低碳海洋学能力。

The Net Zero Oceanographic Capability scoping project will make recommendations to NERC on how it could support UKRI's objective of becoming a carbon neutral organisation by 2040 whilst maintaining or enhancing its ocean science capabilities. The Royal Research Ship James Cook is due to be decommissioned in 2035 and this provides the headmark for achieving a step-change in NERC's carbon footprint. However, it is likely that this change will require the development and implementation of new technologies and the associated changes to how oceanographic research undertaken: by technicians, mariners and, in particular, scientists. This change will have to take account of the rapid expansion of the digital era (as applied specifically to the oceans) and the changes to the blue economy and associated regulatory environment for autonomous platforms and research beyond national jurisdictions. The scoping project aims to engage the widest range of stakeholders including the research community, technology developers, data managers, policy makers and regulatory authorities.The results of this scoping project will be used to enable NERC to:1. Refine UKRI and NERC's options for future investment in marine autonomy, sensors and other cutting-edge technologies;2. Refine its options on managing the capability of the UK's current fleet of research vessels and equipment pools;3. Consider current and future collaboration with UK organisations and other nation's research programmes;4. Start the road mapping process for enhancing the capacity and capability of the UK's research ship fleet in 2035;5. Help realise the opportunities and minimise the constraints of moving towards a low carbon ocean capability;6. Take evidence-based decisions for future business case development.Outputs from the NZOC scoping project will include detailed reports on research drivers aligned to socio-economic benefits and regulatory considerations and the technology and data opportunities that will be available by 2035 to support NZOC's aim. A final report will consider the inter-dependencies and recommend strategies for managing the transition, including testing and risk mitigation, to enable NERC to make the case to direct future funding towards delivering a new low carbon oceanographic capability by 2035.