European Commission Updates CO2 Storage Guidance
Brussels, 23 July 2024 -- The European Commission published updated guidance documents to assist Member States’ governments and developers of carbon capture and storage infrastructure to interpret the CO2 Storage Directive.Find out more
Put Carbon Capture at the Centre of National Energy and Climate Plans
Brussels, 12 July 2024 -- Ahead of the Informal Meeting of Energy Ministers at Council on 15 July, CCS Europe has written to the counsellors of the EU27 to impress upon them the urgent need to address carbon capture as part of Member States’ National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).Find out more
France confirms necessity of carbon capture technologies
The French government last week published its long-awaited national strategy for CCUS.Find out more
Swedish State Aid scheme approval
Today, 2 July, the European Commission approved a €3 billion State aid scheme for Sweden to support the deployment of biogenic CCS projects.Find out more
Commission should appoint carbon capture 'czar'
Brussels, 15 May 2024 -- Appointment by the Commission of a carbon capture envoy or ‘czar’ will help secure the needed acceleration in the technology’s deployment, says advocacy body CCS Europe. A target to capture 280 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2040 was proposed in the Commission’s recent Communication on Industrial Carbon Management. But with projects currently under construction set to deliver less than 2 per cent of this figure, and with most...Find out more
CCS WILL FAIL UNLESS COMMISSIONERS SELL THEIR POLICY
A target for carbon capture said to be “indispensable” to the achievement of 2040 climate goals will not be met unless Commissioners raise their game, warns advocacy body CCS Europe.Find out more | Download
Chris Davies appears in Energy Intelligence article
CCS is recognised as indispensable in the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy.Find out more
Chris Davies mentioned on Reuters
Today, Reuters provided comments on the draft version of the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy. The objectives set out by the Strategy will require companies to capture their emissions in order to reach the 2050 net-zero emission targets.Find out more
Chris Davies quoted on ENDS Europe
Last week, ENDS Europe covered the news that German environmental groups WWF, NABU, the German Trade Union Confederation and the Federation of German Industries urged the German government to deploy guidelines on carbon capture and storage technologies that...Find out more