CCS Europe Newsletter
December edition - web version
6 December, 2024
‘Tis the season… The end of the year is nearly upon us, and 2025 is just around the corner. That means we will have just 25 more years to go until our net-zero future begins. 25 years to get our ducks in a row and start drawing down carbon at the scale required to keep global warming as far under the 2°C threshold as we can manage.
As 2024 draws to a close, we can look back on the hottest year on record, with the global average temperature already surpassing the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions continue to track upwards, with no clear signs of a peak in emissions, yet, according to the Global Carbon Budget Office. Could white Christmases soon be a thing of the past? ☃️
But enough festive cheer, let’s crack into what’s been happening in the world of CCS since our last bulletin.
🧾 This edition of the newsletter is approx. 1600 words long, or circa 5 minutes' reading time. Read on! 👇
Christmas and the New Year are just around the corner, but that won’t slow us down…too much. Here’s a snapshot of what’s upcoming either side of the holiday period:
On 17 December, we will be hosting another webinar on how CCS presents an excellent business opportunity for the EU, making it a key solution to our effort to remain internationally competitive while also ambitiously decarbonising. Sign up now!
Meanwhile, in January we are planning a potential site visit of one of the EU’s first CCS plants – stay tuned for more on that. Our advocate-in-chief Chris will also be travelling to Copenhagen in January to guest star at an event, and the busy bees at CCCS HQ will be seeking out more meetings with the EU institutions to continue to call for action in the new Commission’s first 100 days.
That wraps up this month’s dose of CCS updates. Our next newsletter will find you at the end of January. Until then, happy holidays!