𝗘𝗕𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 Yesterday in Berlin, EBI Board Chairman Hansjörg Lerchenmüller represented our consortium at a pivotal workshop dedicated to shaping Germany's Long-Term Negative Emissions Strategy (LNe). The German Energy Agency (dena) advised the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) on the development of the Long-Term Negative Emissions Strategy (LNe). The kickoff event gathered stakeholders from across the spectrum, including CDR companies, industry associations, environmental and nature conservation groups, and various government representatives. The focus of the first workshop was to lay down the foundational principles for an assessment methodology and to discuss initial evaluations. Johannes Förster, PhD from Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) introduced the assessment framework based on the green, red and yellow colour coding system developed within the CDRterra project. The framework from Förster et al., "A Comprehensive Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Removal Options for Germany" is published in Earth's Future journal. Following Förster's insightful presentation, DENA facilitated a discussion on the assessment framework and the evaluation of the criteria, engaging experts on CDR technologies and other stakeholders to share their perspectives. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 • Based on the framework of Förster et al., DENA developed a slightly simplified and concise assessment scheme, which nevertheless has a level of detail that allows for different technologies to be classified in a meaningful way. • Many arguments on the assessment of the individual technologies have already been exchanged at the workshop, but there will still be a lot of work for DENA and the stakeholder group to finalize the statement. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. According to the Climate Protection Act, the government aims to set targets for technical carbon removal for the years 2035, 2040, and 2045, with the overarching objective of achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 and negative greenhouse gas emissions post-2050. 𝗘𝗕𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 (𝗟𝗡𝗲) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆. #ClimateAction #CarbonRemoval #NetZero2045 #EnvironmentalStrategy #CDRTechnologies #Biochar #ClimatePolicy
Robert Schiele
3mo
European Biochar Industry Consortium (EBI) thanks for driving that important topic to a new level. It’s good to see how you get the relevant governmental bodies involved to develop a consistent and aligned strategy.
Great to see BCR represented by Hansjörg Lerchenmüller 👏
Clean-tech entrepreneur, management consultant and hands-on senior manager
3moChapeau to the DENA team's moderation performance Martin Albicker, Leon Flöer, Pascal Hader-Weinmann and the broader team. Well done!! Thanks to the Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE) for facilitating and for the bilateral discussions to Stefan Schlosser and Nicole H.. And thanks for exciting bilateral discussions Saskia Kühnhold-Pospischil, Allanah Paul and Johannes Förster, PhD.