Final Workshop SynCom Project “Scaling up Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)”

30 Sept 2024, 12:00 → 1 Oct 2024, 16:30 Europe/Berlin

Magnushaus Berlin

In the final workshop of the SynCom Project “Scaling up Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)” we will look at CDR from a societal perspective, from a NGO perspective, and from a federal policy perspective. 
We will discuss the results of our parliamentary event and the current status of the synthesis paper. In addition, we will launch our expertise mapping database. 
As the SynCom Project ends at the end of the year, we will discuss how to continue the exchange within the CDR project consortium. 
On the second day we will visit NeoCarbon, a DAC start-up, in Berlin-Lankwitz.

We are looking forward to this last CDR workshop!

The agenda will be updated in the next few weeks.

Monday 30 September

1 Welcome and Introduction

• Current status of the SynCom Project and plan for the next two days.

Speakers: Dirk Sachse (GFZ), Gesine Mollenhauer (AWI)

2 Public perception and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Removal

Presentation and discussion

Speaker: Danny Otto (UFZ)

12:50 Lunch

3 NGO perspective on CDR

Presentation and discussion

Speakers: Dr Allanah Paul (Bellona), Fabian Liss (Bellona)

4 Report of the three SynCom CDR activities

• Outcomes of the parliamentary breakfast
• Progress of the synthesis paper
• Status quo of the expertise mapping

Speaker: all participants

15:20 Coffee break

5 How should we continue the exchange within the CDR project consortium?

• CTA, Helmholtz KLIMA, third-party funding proposals

Speaker: all participants

16:55 Bio break

6 Helmholtz SynCom Networking Dinner on Carbon Dioxide Removal: Science meets Stakeholders - Launch of the CDR Expertise Mapping

Stakeholders will be invited to this networking event to enable an exchange between industry, policy, and science. The event will start with the launch of the expertise mapping website.

Speaker: Rodrigo Valencia (GERICS/Hereon)

7 Helmholtz SynCom Networking Dinner on Carbon Dioxide Removal: Science meets Stakeholders

Dialogue and Dinner

Stakeholders will have the opportunity to discuss relevant questions related to CDR with experts.

Questions that will be discussed:
- What is the perception of CDR in the German society? - acceptance
- How can politics contribute to a responsible and effective application of carbon dioxide removal methods? And how can the ramp-up of technologies be achieved in a timely manner given the required quantities?
- Why do we need Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and what could be possible strategies to implement MRV systems?
- What should be improved in collaboration with science and how can we connect start-ups with bigger players/larger companies for technology development?
- What is our current state of research on CDR methods? - research perspectives, overview of different technologies (e.g. DACCS, BECCS, marine technologies etc.)

Tuesday 1 October

8 Recap day 1

Speakers: Dirk Sachse (GFZ), Gesine Mollenhauer (AWI)

9 mCDR

Presentation and discussion

Speakers: Holger Brix (Hereon), Klas Ove Möller (Hereon)

10:00 Coffee break

10 Networking session

• possible starting points for future collaborations
• upcoming projects
• collecting research gaps

Speaker: all participants

11 SynCom Project CDR at the General Assembly

• what will be presented?
• who is going to present/participate?

Speaker: Dirk Sachse (GFZ)

12 Recap and Goodbye

Speaker: Dirk Sachse (GFZ)

12:15 Lunch

13 Trip to NeoCarbon

optional

14 Visiting NeoCarbon and their Direct Air Capture technology

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