How Germany can scale up CDR – and where the challenges lie

Germany wants to be greenhouse gas neutral by 2045. But even with ambitious emission reductions, residual emissions will remain. Therefore, the key question is: How can CO₂ be effectively removed from the atmosphere and stored permanently?

The CDRterra research program spent four years investigating which processes are suitable for Germany and which political frameworks are lacking. The result: only a mix of biological and (geo)chemical CDR methods can ensure that climate targets are met.

The fact sheet: “Potenziale und Risiken der landbasierten CO₂-Entnahme in Deutschland: was wir jetzt wissen – und was zu tun ist” summarizes the key findings of the CDRterra research program. It provides an overview of the development of new CDR methods and the political and social hurdles facing nature-based CDR methods; it shows the potential for synergies in a broad portfolio of CDR methods and the possible development paths for scaling up CO2 removal in Germany. The factsheet is only available in German.