Research School Project I - Film Project

Project Members:

Tamino Bosse, Robin Koch, Lutong Lu, Daphne Ruppelt

Overview:

The latest (IPCC) report shows the unavoidable requirement of negative emissions pathways to reach the COP21 targets. More in-depth transformation scenarios of members of the consortia show that land usage change and reforestation will not solve the problem alone. Instead, large scale negative emissions technologies are required, amongst those direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) seems one of the most promising. Therefore, the goal of the project ‘DACStorE – A Comprehensive Approach to Harnessing the Innovation Potential of Direct Air Capture and Storage for Reaching 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶2-Neutrality’, is to prepare for a large and sustainable scale-up of DACS technology. This is achieved by means of a multidisciplinary approach that links a diverse range of requirements in early stages of development. The DACStorE research school will complement the project and establish a necessary recruiting pipeline. The project will support a socially-, ecologically-, and economically viable ramp-up of this technology worldwide, providing a feasible tool for handling unavoidable emissions complementing the defossilization of the economy.

Goals:

In this Research School project, the aim is to produce an informative film about the topic direct air carbon capture and storage. We want to present this audio-visually with the help of a short film to make the topic accessible to the public. The film should last between 10 and 12 minutes. Additionally, this project will be used to generate content for the DACStorE project and to generate media attention. Not only is this a great opportunity to bring the topic closer to the broad section of the population, but also to show what research funds are used for, and what the various project partners are researching on. We are convinced that this project represents a valuable opportunity to promote interdisciplinary cooperation and exchange between our different specialist areas,

The overall concept of the project is to answer 10 questions about DACCS, with the background of why the CO₂ content of the atmosphere should be reduced. These questions should summarize and conceptualize DACCS:

1. Introduction to DAC → How does DAC work?
2. Why don’t we just plant more trees? Isn’t that better than DAC?
3. Why is CO₂ released after adsorption/absorption? → CO2 storage and other industrial applications (fuels, chemicals…)
4. Differences between CCS and CDR
5. Applications of DAC
6. Is DAC the solution to all climate problems?
7. Is DAC Greenwashing?
8. Environmental and health risks?
9. When is DAC economically viable?
10. DAC and emission laws (legal framework)

To answer these questions, opinions and interviews of the experts in the DACStorE project shall be gathered. This not only gives quality to the film but also provides the opportunity for other project