CDRmare National Expert Forum

The CDRmare Expert Forum exchanges and consults on scientific findings from CDRmare, relevant socio-political developments, concerns of external experts, and external activities and reactions in the socio-political space where the contribution of CDRmare’s scientific expertise is important.

The CDRmare Expert Forum Marine CO₂ Removal is a subforum of the Stakeholder Forum of the German Alliance for Marine Research (DAM) and serves the topic-related exchange between the DAM research mission “Marine Carbon Sinks in Decarbonisation Pathways” (CDRmare) and external experts.

Members of the CDRmare National Expert Forum marine CO₂ removal

Bellona Germany
Dr. Allanah Paul and Dr. Georg Kobiela
Expertise: Climate protection

Federal agency for nature conservation (BfN)
Dr. Heike Lippert and Julia Nitsche
Expertise: Human impacts, ecological issues in marine projects

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Dr. Zage Kaculevski and Monika Fischer
Expertise: Coastal, marine and polar research

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Jörg Rüger
Expertise: Fundamental issues of climate protection and energy transition

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Dr. Heike Henn
Expertise: Climate, Environmental and Development policy

Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Dr. Manuela Krakau
Expertise: Marine Conservation

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
Dr. Kai Trümpler and Ulrich Scheffler 
Expertise: Marine Spatial Planning

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Dirk Walther
Expertise: Climate change and protection

The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU)
Dr. Steffi Ober
Expertise: Economy, Science policy, Participation 

German Environment Agency (UBA)
Dr. Ulrike Döring
Expertise: Marine Conservation

The Association of German Engineers (VDI)
Dr. Jochen Theloke
Expertise: Innovation, Energy & Climate Adaptation

World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
Dr. Finn A. Viehberg
Expertise: Biodiversity and marine conservation