We investigate the role of robust carbon management strategies in ambitious, just, and sustainable climate change mitigation.
We are an interdisciplinary group that use a range og quantitative and qualitative modelling methods, including:
- Spatial analysis
- Scenario assessment
- Evidence synthesis: systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Expert elicitation
- Decision-making under deep uncertainty
- Stakeholder engagement
Research topics
Our research is organized according to four thematic areas:
1. State of Carbon Management Knowledge
We examine the current state of research of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) through systematic reviews and meta-analysis (State of CDR, CDRSynTra2, and the Ecosystem of Systematic Reviews on CDR (ESROC)).
2. Hollistic CDR Assessment
We look at the side effects of CDR deployment (UPTAKE), the implications for biodiversity, land tenure conflicts, justice, and distributional impacts (CDRSynTra2), public perceptions (ESROC, CDRSynTra2), and the incorporation of a comprehensive CDR portfolio in integrated assessments (UPTAKE).
3. CDR implementation context
This theme covers financing mechanisms for carbon management (TRANSFORM, UPTAKE), monitoring, reporting and verification (CDRSynTra2, see also point 1), stakeholder analysis, and approaches for dealing with uncertainty.
4. CDR across scales
We analyse CDR strategies at various scales, from urban and national strategies to robust global portfolios (e. g. GENIE).
Master thesis topics
Master's students are welcome to contact any member of the research group or scm@pik-potsdam.de regarding possible thesis topics.
