The announcement that Germany will support the deployment of carbon capture technology to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industrial sectors has been warmly welcomed by advocacy body CCS Europe.
The announcement that Germany will support the deployment of carbon capture technology to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industrial sectors has been warmly welcomed by advocacy body CCS Europe.
Chris Davies, director of CCS Europe, said the news had been long-awaited but marked a breakthrough that would help change perceptions about the technology across Europe.
He said: “The government of the largest European industrial power has recognised that it cannot meet its CO2 reduction goals without carbon capture.
“This sends a powerful message to governments throughout Europe that they must develop CCS deployment strategies if they are to achieve industrial decarbonisation.”
“Industries like lime, cement, steel, chemicals aluminium and waste-to-energy release CO2 in ways that no amount of renewable electricity can prevent. The gas must be captured.
The German announcement comes in the same month that the European Commission published a Communication on Industrial Carbon Management.
This stated: “In general, governments across the EU still need to recognise carbon capture and storage a s a legitimate and necessary part of the solution to decarbonise.”