Edenhofer on the presentation of the German government's Carbon Management Strategy

02/26/2024 - Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, recently presented key points for a Carbon Management Strategy and a draft law based on it to amend the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act as well as the key points for a Long-term Strategy for Negative Emissions to deal with unavoidable remaining emissions. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), was invited to the launch of the concepts and analysed them from a scientific point of view.
Edenhofer on the presentation of the German government's Carbon Management Strategy
Photo: Screenshot from the videostream of the press conference at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

The strategy and draft legislation are intended to allow the use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), transport and offshore storage in Germany. Protected ocean areas are excluded. The strategic focus for the use of CCS is on emissions that are difficult or impossible to avoid.

"We need both carbon capture and storage and carbon dioxide removal technologies if we want to achieve net zero CO2-emissions by 2045. However, the necessary technological openness must be combined with a comprehensive pricing of all pre-chain emissions. With the Carbon Management Strategy, the German government has set the foundation for achieving our ambitious climate targets - not only in Germany, but also in Europe", said Edenhofer.

Weblink to the videostream of the press conference:

https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Livestream/2024/02/240226-pk/videostream.html

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Phone: +49 331 288 25 07
E-Mail: press@pik-potsdam.de
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