The Ecologic Institute has launched CDRSynTra2, a synthesis and transfer project on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the project consortium includes Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht – Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), including its Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) department. The project is funded by the German Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. The project runs until June 2028.

CDRSynTra2 conducts the scientific synthesis of the CDRterra projects, in cooperation with CDRmare, to enable an integrated assessment with a focus on land-based CDR methods. The project will develop low-risk CDR pathways for the EU, evaluate the mitigation efficiency of CDR portfolios, and update and apply the joint CDRterra Assessment Framework (AF) established during CDRterra's first phase.

In addition, CDRSynTra2 will carry out knowledge transfer and communication activities, including stakeholder engagement, collaboration with political and administrative institutions, and contributions to Education for Sustainable Development. The overarching goal of CDRSynTra is to strengthen the knowledge base for developing CDR pathways and guiding their sustainable implementation, supporting progress toward Germany’s net-zero targets.