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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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LEADERS OF 51 ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON INDUSTRIAL CARBON MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE

Brussels, 24 October 2024 -- 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...
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CCS EUROPE REACTS TO UK GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INVEST £22 BILLION IN CCS PROJECTS

Brussels, 04 October 2024 -- The UK government has announced a commitment of a nearly £22 billion over the next 25 years to fund critical carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. This landmark move signals a significant step toward advancing the UK’s green transition and revitalising key industries.
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CONFUSION REIGNS ON INDUSTRIAL DECARBONISATION

Brussels, 18 September 2024 -- Advocacy body Carbon Capture and Storage Europe (CCS Europe) has warmly welcomed the emphasis given to industrial decarbonisation in mission letters sent by President von der Leyen to commissioners-elect.
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CCS EUROPE WELCOMES RECOGNITION OF CCS IN MARIO DRAGHI REPORT

Brussels, 9 September 2024 -- Chris Davies, director of Carbon Capture & Storage Europe (CCS Europe), reacts to the publication of Mario Draghi's report on competitiveness, and its implications for CCS.  
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CCS EUROPE DIRECTOR ISSUES RALLYING CRY AHEAD OF NEW MANDATE

Brussels, 22 August 2024 -- Chris Davies, director of Carbon Capture & Storage Europe (CCS Europe), has issued a letter to CCS Europe members re-iterating the need to marshal support for CCS during the upcoming mandate. 
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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.
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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).
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France confirms necessity of carbon capture technologies

The French government last week published its long-awaited national strategy for CCUS.
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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.
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