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ICOS conference: ‘Carbon Removal Atlas’ team presents prototype of the new online platform

Last week, the CDRmare partner project ‘Carbon Removal Atlas’ presented the prototype of its new digital CDR knowledge platform to interested scientists from all over the world for the first time.

Steffen Swoboda presented the Carbon Removal Atlas during the ICOS annual conference in Versaille. Photo: V. Schaber

Project leader Steffen Swoboda from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel presented the concept and a first view of the digital CDR database at the annual meeting of the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) at the Versaille Congress Centre in France. ‘For the success of our knowledge platform, it is crucial to integrate the expertise and data of as many experts and working groups as possible who are researching the various CO2 removal methods. That’s why we use opportunities like this to enter into dialogue with the many experts,’ said Steffen Swoboda.

The Carbon Removal Atlas is due to go online at the beginning of 2025. The CDR knowledge platform is intended to provide potential users of land- and sea-based CO2 removal processes with all the information they need to plan and implement corresponding projects. To this end, the Atlas team prepares scientific data and information in such a way that it is easily accessible, comprehensible, and usable for everyone. ‘Our platform will therefore not be a digital CDR encyclopedia. Instead, it is intended to serve those who are asking themselves: How do I implement a method in practice and what do I need to consider?’ explains Steffen Swoboda.

The Atlas team members that traveled to France (from the left): Viola Schaber, Charlotte Imnenkamp and Steffen Swoboda. Photo: private

With this application-orientated focus, the Carbon Removal Atlas complements the knowledge transfer activities of the CDRmare research mission. Both project teams are working closely together.

At the ICOS conference, project leader Steffen Swoboda was joined by project manager Viola Schaber, and front-end and back-end developer Charlotte Imnenkamp.

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