Co-Founder, Co CEO
CCS42
Lübeck, Germany
Arne Knöchel made carbon from the air usable at scale—treating it as a common good to drive European industrial independence beyond fossils.
Arne Knöchel is a seasoned climate entrepreneur and co-founder of CCS42, a Lübeck-based climate tech start-up developing innovative thermolysis-based systems that make carbon from the air usable as energy and industrial raw materials, enabling scalable solutions beyond fossil resources.
With over 15 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, sustainable business design, and carbon removal approaches, Arne has worked across project development, stakeholder engagement, and business strategy to advance nature-based and industrial carbon capture. Prior to CCS42, he supported initiatives in natural carbon sequestration and forest-linked climate solutions, focusing on integrating ecological impact with economic viability.
Arne’s work is driven by the belief that atmospheric carbon is a common good and a foundational resource for post-fossil European industry, and he actively fosters collaborations across technology, policy, and investment communities to realise this vision.
His professional background also includes co-founder roles in sustainable brands and experience in marketing, design thinking, and corporate social responsibility — equipping him with a unique blend of climate impact leadership and business acumen
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Carbon-from-Air Solutions | Renewable Heat, Bio-Materials & Decarbonisation
CCS42 develops modular thermolysis systems that convert atmospheric carbon and sustainable biomass into renewable heat, bio-based materials, and measurable long-term carbon removal.
Co-Founder, Co CEO at CCS42
Lübeck, Germany