CCS: the pathway to decarbonise European industry

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The past, present and future of NECPs: A breakfast discussion with CCS Europe and Bellona Europa
The past, present and future of NECPs a breakfast discussion with CCS Europe and Bellona Europa On 3 December, we had the privilege of hosting a closed-door breakfast discussion on National Energy...
How to solve a problem like capturing carbon?
This post is the second part of our four-part CCS Explainer series. In this series we are exploring what CCS is, why it is needed and the challenges it faces....

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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PRESS RELEASE: HOEKSTRA CALLS FOR LEADERSHIP ON CCS

Brussels, 6 November 2024 --  Recognition by Wopke Hoekstra that he will have a personal role to play in promoting deployment of carbon capture and storage has been warmly welcomed by advocacy body CCS Europe. Responding to a question about CCS from former NZIA rapporteur Christian Ehler (EPP) at his parliamentary hearing, the commissioner-designate for climate, net-zero and clean growth emphasised the need for the Commission to provide leadership on the CCS,...
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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.