Dr. Martin Cames

Managing the Risks of Carbon Storage through Effective Policy Design

Securing the Underground

This study examines the environmental and technological risks of geological storage of carbon dioxide, focusing on offshore sites. Reducing emissions remains the top priority to address the climate crisis, but carbon storage is increasingly seen as necessary to offset remaining greenhouse gas emissi

Fact Sheet

Extension of the EU ETS to maritime transport - Key aspects of the revision of the ETS directive

This fact sheet gathers an overview of key aspects with regards to the extension of the EU ETS 1 to maritime transport and herewith related interactions with other EU, international and national policies concerning the shipping sector. An outlook with a view to evaluating and futher developing the s

Climate protection in aviation and maritime transport: Roadmaps for achieving the climate goal

The climate neutrality of air and sea transport can hardly be achieved without the accelerated use of almost GHG-neutral fuels. Such fuels are generated from renewable electricity and are thus called electro fuels or (synthetic) e-fuels. To illustrate how these e-fuels can be made available and how

Paris Agreement: development of measures and activities for climate-friendly aviation and maritime transport

The project provided BMU and UBA with extensive and timely support on many issues in the context of greenhouse gas mitigation in international aviation and maritime transport. The support ranged from quantitative analysis of current proposals for policies or instruments to ad hoc support in and betw

Recommendations based on an analysis of the current status of knowledge and a systematic survey of specialists in Switzerland.

Opportunities and risks of methods to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere

To support long-term global climate targets and to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, the Swiss Federal Council decided on 28 August 2019 to reduce its net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by 2050 at the latest. This means that GHG emissions from sources in Switzerland must be i

Advantages and limitations

Methanol as a marine fuel

E‑Methanol is prominently discussed as a potential candidate to decarbonise deep-sea shipping. This study assesses whether the potential benefits and risks of e‑methanol are sufficiently reflected in the current discussion and whether methanol is preferable to current fossil marine fuels and oth