KorPSA – Carbon management for climate neutrality: regional potentials and systemic analysis
- contact:
Sonja Rosenberg (IIP-PW and DFIU)
Daniel Sloot (IIP-EW and DFIU)
Moritz Fierke (IIP-PW and DFIU)
Leonie Wagner (IIP-EW and DFIU) -
project group : - funding:
Innovationcampus Sustainability, Baden-Württemberg Ministerium of Science, Research and Arts
- partner:
Universität Freiburg: Institut für Nachhaltige Technische Systeme (INATECH); Institut für Umweltsozialwissenschaften und Geographie; Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung
- start:
04/2025
- end:
12/2026
Project Description
The goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in Germany to net zero by 2045 at the latest, as outlinked in the Federal Climate Protection Act, requires a fundamental transformation of carbon flows. The wide range of options and their different effects and sustainability implications raise important questions regarding assessment, strategy and implementation.
The KorPSA project clarifies the significance of regional carbon management strategies including negative emissions using the Upper Rhine region as an example, creates the necessary knowledge from a systemic perspective, identifies options for action, promotes networking between stakeholders and thereby supports the sustainable transformation towards climate neutrality in the Upper Rhine region.
This transdisciplinary research project longs to combine qualitative and quantitative research methods from the participating institutes. At the Institute for Industrial Production , two key areas of focus are planned:
1. Empirical Social Research: The design and implementation of a study to assess public acceptance and perception of carbon management.
2. Modeling of Logistical Networks: The development and analysis of essential transport and infrastructure networks for the implementation of carbon management strategies.
The project is funded as part of the Innovation Campus Sustainability by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg.