Research Cluster Climate Policy and Politics

Projects

The aim of the ASMASYS II project is to develop and assess marine CO₂ removal (mCDR) scenarios. Particular attention will be paid to assessing the future political feasibility of such scenarios.
The project analyses current developments and challenges in international climate cooperation as well as their implications, options and priorities for German and EU climate diplomacy
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere (Carbon Dioxide Removal, CDR) is essential to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in Germany, Europe and globally. A wide range of terrestrial, geological, material-based and marine CDR approaches have been proposed, and the scientific understanding of each method varies greatly.
UPTAKE aims to facilitate the sustainable upscaling of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods by developing a set of robust strategies through technical, theoretical, and practical analysis accompanied by interactive dialogue within a CDR stakeholder forum.
The research project accompanies the German government’s “climate foreign policy” strategy from its inception to its implementation.
The »State of Carbon Dioxide Removal« report is a global, independent scientific assessment of carbon dioxide removal research, development, demonstration, deployment, perceptions, scenarios and policymaking.

Marine CO₂-Removal: Scenarios and Governance (ASMASYS II)

The aim of the ASMASYS II project is to develop and assess marine CO₂ removal (mCDR) scenarios. Particular attention will be paid to assessing the future political feasibility of such scenarios.
German climate diplomacy in the context of the European Green Deal

The project analyses current developments and challenges in international climate cooperation as well as their implications, options and priorities for German and EU climate diplomacy
Governance of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDRSynTra)

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere (Carbon Dioxide Removal, CDR) is essential to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in Germany, Europe and globally. A wide range of terrestrial, geological, material-based and marine CDR approaches have been proposed, and the scientific understanding of each method varies greatly.
Upscaling of Carbon Dioxide Removal (UPTAKE)

UPTAKE aims to facilitate the sustainable upscaling of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods by developing a set of robust strategies through technical, theoretical, and practical analysis accompanied by interactive dialogue within a CDR stakeholder forum.
International Climate Policy and Multilevel Governance (Ariadne)

The research project accompanies the German government’s “climate foreign policy” strategy from its inception to its implementation.
State of CDR Report

The »State of Carbon Dioxide Removal« report is a global, independent scientific assessment of carbon dioxide removal research, development, demonstration, deployment, perceptions, scenarios and policymaking.

External publications

- Anurag Panda
- Esther Shears
- Felix Schenuit
- Weila Gong
- Florian Egli
A framework to assess green industrial policy and inform the public debate

in: PLOS Climate 4(5): e0000614, 12.05.2025

doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000614
- Wanxuan Yao
- Teresa Maria Morganti
- Jiajun Wu et al.
- Miranda Böttcher
Exploring Site-Specific Carbon Dioxide Removal Options With Storage or Sequestration in the Marine Environment – The 10 Mt CO₂ yr⁻¹ Removal Challenge for Germany

in: Earth's Future, 13, 4, April 2025

doi:10.1029/2024EF004902
- Andy Reisinger
- Jan Fuglestvedt
- Anna Pirani
- Oliver Geden
- Chris Jones
- Shobha Maharaj
- Elvira Poloczanska
- Angela Morelli
- Tom Gabriel Johansen
- Carolina Adler
- Richard Betts
- Sonia Seneviratne
Overshoot: A Conceptual Review of Exceeding and Returning to Global Warming of 1.5°C

in: Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 50, April 2025

doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-111523-102029
- Christian Baatz
- Lukas Tank
- Lena-Katharina Bednarz
- Miranda Böttcher
- et al.
A holistic assessment framework for marine carbon dioxide removal options

in: Environmental Research Letters, 21, 04.04.2025

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/adc93f
- Lukas Tank
- Lieske Voget-Kleschin
- Matthias Garschagen
- Miranda Böttcher
- Nadine Mengis
- Antonia Holland-Cunz
- Gregor Rehder
- Christian Baatz
Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options

in: npj Climate Action, 4, 34, April 2025

doi:10.1038/s44168-025-00237-2
- Miranda Böttcher
- Kerryn Brent
The potential of the BBNJ clearing house mechanism to enhance knowledge pluralism in marine carbon dioxide removal assessment

in: Frontiers in Climate, Sec. Carbon Dioxide Removal, Volume 6 - 2024, 16.12.2024

doi:10.3389/fclim.2024.1497476

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