Profile

Christine Merk
Kiel Institute for the World Economy · 🇩🇪 DE

Career Stage: Mid-career

CDR Specialization

General CDR

Cross-cutting research supporting multiple CDR pathways or the general CDR field.

Metrics

Top CDR Publications

1. The need for local governance of global commons: The example of blue carbon ecosystems (2022) 40 citations · General CDR

2. German citizens’ preference for domestic carbon dioxide removal by afforestation is incompatible with national removal potential (2023) 28 citations · DAC

3. The sequence matters: Expert opinions on policy mechanisms for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (2023) 18 citations · BECCS

4. Presenting balanced geoengineering information has little effect on mitigation engagement (2024) 14 citations · General CDR

5. Lay person perceptions of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – Working paper (2021) 6 citations · General CDR

6. A holistic assessment framework for marine carbon dioxide removal options (2025) 5 citations · General CDR

7. Carbon dioxide removal through ecosystem restoration: Public perceptions and political participation (2024) 5 citations · General CDR

8. Interim report on public perceptions of marine CDR (2022) 4 citations · BECCS

9. Exploring Site‐Specific Carbon Dioxide Removal Options With Storage or Sequestration in the Marine Environment – The 10 Mt CO₂ yr⁻¹ Removal Challenge for Germany (2025) 3 citations · General CDR

10. Presenting Balanced Geoengineering Information Has Little Effect on Mitigation Engagement (2022) 3 citations · General CDR

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