Kick-off Workshop SynCom Project “Scaling up Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)”

28 Sept 2023, 12:00 → 29 Sept 2023, 14:00 Europe/Berlin

Magnus-Haus, Am Kupfergraben, 10117 Berlin (Berlin)

 

The main aims of the SynCom Project “Scaling up Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)” are to actively network scientists within the RF Earth&Environment (as well as to link with RF Energy), focusing on both natural and technical CDR approaches, with the goal to establish an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders, including the public, politics, and industry, to thoroughly address the feasibility and anticipated challenges associated with CDR demonstrators. 

These concerted efforts aim to asses requirements and pave the way for effective and well-informed CDR implementations, considering technical, political, regulatory, and societal dimensions, ultimately contributing to a sustainable and climate-resilient future.

 

This kick-off meeting aims to bring together researchers from the seven E&E centers to work on the objectives of the SynCom Project and organize the next steps.

 

Thursday 28 September

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 13:30 Welcome

Speakers: Gesine Mollenhauer (AWI), Dirk Sachse (GFZ Potsdam), Marie Heidenreich (SynCom/Helmholtz Erde & Umwelt)

13:30 → 16:30 Session I: Impulse lectures and discussion

13:30 Scene-setting: CO2 budgets, the Paris Agreement and the challenges that CDR faces

Speaker: Mark Lawrence (RIFS)

14:00 Terrestrial CDR concepts and highlights of research

Speaker: Daniela Thrän (UFZ)

14:30 Marine CDR techniques and highlights of research

Klaus Wallmann, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Speaker: Prof. Klaus Wallmann (GEOMAR)

15:00 Coffee break

15:20 The Politics of CDR Policymaking

Speaker: Oliver Geden (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

15:50 Discussion

16:30 → 17:00 What is still needed in CDR research and policy and what can the SynCom project "Scaling-up CDR" achieve?

Summary

Friday 29 September

09:00 → 12:00 Breakout Sessions and Wrap-up Session

• Identify subgroups
• Group discussions in breakout sessions on specific science or policy formats
• Wrap-up: next steps

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch