CCS: the pathway to decarbonise European industry

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CCS Europe - ICM Forum side event
"How to make CCS Happen" - ICM Forum side event hosted by CCS Europe & Zero Emissions Platform   On 11 October during the second day of the hottest CCS...
We need to talk about CCS
This post is the first part of our four-part CCS Explainer series. In upcoming blog posts, we will explore what CCS is, why it is needed and the challenges it...

Open Letter to EU Commission from Industry and Civil Society

Fifty-one signatories from leading industries and civil society are calling on the new European Commission to urgently scale up industrial carbon management to meet Europe’s climate objectives. An open letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stresses the need for the rapid deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies to ensure European industries remain competitive and reach climate neutrality before 2050.
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LEADERS OF 51 ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON INDUSTRIAL CARBON MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE

Brussels, 24 October 2024 -- Fifty-one signatories from leading industries and civil society are calling on the new European Commission to urgently scale up industrial carbon management to meet Europe’s climate objectives. An open letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stresses the need for the rapid deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies to ensure European industries remain competitive and reach climate...
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What is Carbon Capture and Storage?

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has the sole purpose of curbing climate change by reducing the volume of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions released into the atmosphere or withdrawing those already within it. 

Emissions from industrial processes and remaining fossil fuel power plants must be captured and transported for permanent storage in deep geological formations, to be supplemented by CO2 captured directly from the air.

CCS Europe: Who we are

CCS Europe is an advocacy and communications body supported by technology providers, project developers, industry and environmental NGOs, who share a commitment to achieve significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

CCS Europe’s objective is to secure recognition of the urgent need to deploy carbon capture technologies to curb CO2 emissions from industrial sources and reduce CO2 already within the atmosphere.