Abstract. Human-induced climate change is one of the most pressing
challenges of our time. The Helmholtz Association is making essential
research contributions to mitigate the causes and impacts of climate change
and find ways to adapt. The “Net-Zero-2050” project, the Cluster I of the
Helmholtz Climate Initiative, scientifically investigates and evaluates
strategies and new ways to reduce, extract and permanently store carbon
emissions. Two digital knowledge transfer products (DKTPs) were developed to
present the complex research results comprehensively: (1) the “Net-Zero-2050
Web-Atlas” provides information on methods and technologies for CO2
reduction and possible reduction paths; (2) the “Soil Carbon App” provides
simulated soil carbon data to estimate climate protection potentials through
different land management methods. Both formats intend to support users in
making informed decisions and developing appropriate climate neutrality
strategies. During the two DKTPs development, common main challenges were identified
regarding concepts and stakeholder involvement. Along with that, specific
approaches to solving the tasks could be distilled for each product. In the
still-evolving arena of digital knowledge transfer, no standard methods can
be applied. At the same time, communication of climate research results to
decision-makers is becoming more and more relevant. This paper extracts the
challenges and gives approaches to facilitate a transfer of the gained
experience to future similar projects.