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.Find out more
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.Find out more
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.Find out more
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.Find out more
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