CCS: the pathway to decarbonise European industry

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CCS Europe Cosigns Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act
On 11 February, CCS Europe, alongside 40 other leading organisations from industrial and manufacturing sectors, research institutions, think tanks, and civil society groups, issued a joint statement on the upcoming...
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Joint Statement on the upcoming proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act

On 11 February, CCS Europe, alongside 40 organisations from across European industrial and manufacturing sectors, research, think tanks and civil society, has co-signed a joint statement calling on the Commission to include stronger lead market measures for low-carbon products in its upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act. The joint statement urges the European Commission to strengthen the Industrial Accelerator Act by creating clear and mandatory requirements for low-carbon products and highlights the need to broaden...
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PRESS RELEASE: CCS Europe Reacts to the EU Commission's 2040 Climate Target Proposal

Brussels, 2 July 2025 – The European Commission’s proposal to set a 2040 target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions marks a decisive moment in Europe’s climate policy. CCS Europe welcomes the ambition but notes that some aspects of the proposal warrant closer scrutiny, particularly in how they affect the role of industrial decarbonisation technologies like carbon capture and storage.
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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 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.