Dr. Sabine Fuss

Methodology focus

Professor at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) Berlin. Lead author for the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. State of CDR co-lead. Economist of CDR policy instruments.

Trellison / LedgerWell intersection. Economic-policy design partner for proof-pack market mechanism.

Affiliation

MCC Berlin

Role

Professor

Axis

Policy & Governance

Tier

Tier 4

Selected publications

2018 — IPCC SR1.5 CDR chapter (lead author). IPCC.
2024 — State of CDR 2nd edition (co-lead). Oxford Net Zero.
Multiple — MCC papers on carbon pricing, CDR economics. multiple venues.

Alignment with proof packs

Their methodology / role	Proof-pack / Trellison fit
CDR policy-instrument design	Proof pack is the data substrate for contract-for-differences and reverse-auctions
Economic incentive analysis	Cost transparency enables Fuss's CDR economics programme

Collaboration concepts

Concept 1

Proof-pack-enabled CDR contract-for-differences paper

Design paper for a CDR contract-for-differences instrument.

Concept 2

MCC / Trellison German Federal proposal

Policy proposal to German Ministry for CDR CfD pilot.

Concept 3

IPCC AR7 economics input

Joint submission with Geden.

Outreach approach

Proposed opening message

Subject: An implementation reference for your policy framework

Dear Sabine Fuss,

Your role in framing CDR policy has made your published prescriptions an operating specification for implementation work. Trellison Institute has been building a per-tonne open-data verification instrument — the proof pack — that tries to implement that specification.

I would welcome a 30-minute conversation to show you the current alpha. We are not asking for endorsement; we are asking for methodology critique and, if useful, an offer of alpha access for your active work. Independent negative evaluations would be published alongside positive ones.

A one-page methodology brief that maps your work to proof-pack schema fields — with gaps flagged honestly — is attached.

With respect,
Rob Stillwell
Director, Trellison Institute

What we do not ask for

Endorsement of Trellison, LedgerWell, DaedArch, or any affiliated entity.
Exclusivity or first-look rights on research findings.
Unpaid labour. Any advisor role is compensated with a modest honorarium and disclosed on the record.

Disclosure: Compiled from public sources through April 2026. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or reciprocal interest. Corrections: About.

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