{"id":6658,"date":"2026-02-20T11:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/?post_type=consortia&#038;p=6658"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:55:46","slug":"forestovershoot","status":"publish","type":"consortia","link":"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/en\/consortia\/forestovershoot\/","title":{"rendered":"ForestOvershoot"},"content":{"rendered":" <div class=\"block block--header block--header-complex  margin-bottom--big\" id=\"block_20a7236967719d3b29fdb9eb993264ba\" data-id=\"\">\n\n\n \t<div class=\"relative\">\n\t\t<div class=\"object-fit-con js-fade-in js-fade\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t \t\t<picture>\n\t\t            <source \n\t\t                media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" \n\t\t                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-2400x1602.jpg 2400w,\n\t\t                \t\thttps:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1920x1281.jpg 1920w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1600x1068.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1400x934.jpg 1400w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1200x801.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-800x534.jpg 800w\"\n\t\t                sizes=\"100vw\">\n\t\t            <source \n\t\t                media=\"(max-width: 641px)\" \n\t\t                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1200x801.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w,\n\t\t                        https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-800x534.jpg 800w\"\n\t\t                sizes=\"100vw\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrew-coelho-aL7SA1ASVdQ-unsplash-1600x1068.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1709\" width=\"2560\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\n\t\t \t\n\t\t \t\n\t\t \t\t<div class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t \t\t\t<p class=\"copyright-icon\">\u00a9<\/p>\n\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"copyright-info\">\n\t\t \t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption-item\">\u00a9 Andrew Coelho, unsplash<\/p>\n\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t \t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"inner relative js-fade js-fade-up js-2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container container--small\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1>ForestOvershoot<\/h1>\n<p>How much, when, and under what conditions can forests and the use of wood in Germany remove CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"bg--light padding-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container container--small\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flexgrid--gutter flex--wrap margin-bottom--small js-fade js-fade-stacked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex__item one-half\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ForestOvershoot is important because Germany needs reliable CO<sub>2<\/sub> removal to meet its climate targets while forests and the forest sink face growing risks from climate change and disturbances. The project uses advanced forest, wood product, and building models to test different climate and management scenarios and quantify when and how forests and wood use in construction can provide negative emissions most effectively.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex__item three-tenths content-one-half sm-one-whole sm-margin-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon\">Project management<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Christopher Reyer<\/strong><br \/>\nPotsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex__item one-fifth content-one-half sm-one-whole sm-margin-bottom\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"extend\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon\">Projekt duration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01.11.2025 \u2013 31.10.2028\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex__item one-whole padding-top--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"extend\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon\">Project partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Hannes B\u00f6ttcher, Dr. Klaus Hennenberg, Dr. Mirjam Pfeiffer<\/strong>, \u00d6ko-Institut e.V. (\u00d6KO)|<strong>Prof. Dr. Anja Rammig, Dr. Ben Meyer<\/strong>, Technical University of Munich (TUM)|<strong>Prof. Dr. Galina Churkina<\/strong>, Technical University of Berlin (TUB)|<strong>Prof. Dr. Ralf Kiese, Dr. R\u00fcdiger Grote, Dr. Hannes Imhoff<\/strong>, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)|<strong>Dr. Rico Fischer<\/strong>, Julius K\u00fchn Institute (JKI)|<strong>Dr. Thirza van Laar<\/strong>, Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <div class=\"block block--text  margin-bottom--big\" id=\"block_67e25d4095f02247ec698829353c5571\" data-id=\"\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--small js-fade js-fade-up\">\n\n\t\t<h2>Project goals<\/h2>\n<p>Germany cannot reach its climate targets without removing carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>) from the atmosphere. Forests already absorb large amounts of CO<sub>2<\/sub>, but climate change, droughts, storms, insects, and forest damage are making this sink increasingly uncertain and have even led to a source in recent years. At the same time, wood can store carbon for long periods when it is used in long-lived products such as buildings. ForestOvershoot studies how these two options (forests and wood products) can work together to provide reliable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in the future. The main research questions are: How much CO<sub>2<\/sub> can German forests and wood products remove in the coming decades? When will this removal be most effective, especially if climate targets are temporarily exceeded (overshooting)? And how reliable are these CDR options under climate change, forest disturbances, and different forest management strategies?<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the project is to quantify the potential, timing, and uncertainty of forest-based CDR in Germany under overshoot scenarios. The project focuses on Forest CDR, which combines CO<sub>2<\/sub> uptake by growing forests with carbon storage in harvested wood products. CO<sub>2<\/sub> is captured naturally through photosynthesis, stored in tree biomass and soils, and then kept out of the atmosphere for longer when wood is used in durable products like timber buildings.<\/p>\n<p>ForestOvershoot uses several advanced forest models, wood product models, life-cycle assessments, and building carbon analyses to simulate different climate, disturbance, management, protection, and wood-use scenarios. By comparing multiple models with harmonized data, the project estimates uncertainties and trade-offs with other ecosystem services such as biodiversity, water regulation, and timber supply. The project is important because technical CDR options are currently expensive, while forest-based CDR is one of the lowest-cost options available. Reliable results from ForestOvershoot will directly support climate policy, national greenhouse gas reporting, and long-term planning for forests and sustainable construction in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much, when, and under what conditions can forests and the use of wood in Germany remove CO\u2082.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6660,"template":"","class_list":["post-6658","consortia","type-consortia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ForestOvershoot - CDRterra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cdrterra.de\/en\/consortia\/forestovershoot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ForestOvershoot - 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