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CCS: the pathway to decarbonise European industry

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12.05.2025 CCS Europe May Newsletter
CCS Europe Newsletter  May edition - web version 12 May, 2025
 02.04.2025 Finally, there is momentum behind CCS. Now we must keep it up.
Today (1 April) marks my first official day in post as the new director of CCS Europe. I am delighted to be taking the helm, particularly at this moment in...

CO2 Transport and Infrastructure - A Discussion Paper

The capture of CO2 for permanent storage or use with a climate benefit is recognised by the European Commission as indispensable to the achievement of net-zero emissions by 2050. Its 2024 Communication on Industrial Carbon Management highlights modelling that suggests 280 million tonnes of CO2 will need to be captured annually within the Union by 2040.
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PRESS RELEASE: Leadership Transition at CCS Europe: Chris Davies to Retire, Bergur Løkke Rasmussen Appointed as New Director

Brussels, 17 March 2025 --  Advocacy group CCS Europe today announces a leadership transition as its director, Chris Davies (70) steps back from the role he has played since the organisation’s launch two years ago.  The former British MEP, who was European Parliament rapporteur for the CO2 storage directive in 2008, will remain involved as a senior advisor.
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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.