On 21 April – just ahead of Earth Day and the United States Leaders Summit on Climate, which the European Commission and Council will attend – the European Parliament’s and Council of the European Union’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the European Climate Law, which proposes a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
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ZEP response to Innovation Fund consultation: Funding clean technologies – proposed changes to Innovation Fund application procedure
ZEP responded to the Innovation Fund consultation on an amendment of the delegated regulation to enable a choice between a one-stage or two-stage application procedure for the next large-scale call. ZEP welcomes the European Commission’s consultation on the proposed changes to Innovation Fund application procedure. Confirming the input that was previously submitted, ZEP believes that the flexibility provided by the choice between a two-stage and a one-stage application procedure is interesting and appealing for applicants.
ZEP letter on grid-connected hydrogen in EU Taxonomy
ZEP letter on grid-connected hydrogen in EU Taxonomy. ZEP has actively followed and engaged in the developments around the delegated acts implementing the Regulation on Sustainable Finance.
Technology Readiness and Costs of CCS
Cross-border European CO2 transport and storage infrastructure
Cross-border, European CO2 transport and storage infrastructure: A real enabler for European decarbonisation On 23 March 2021, the Zero Emissions Platform, Bellona Europa and Clean Air Task Force co-organised a webinar ‘Cross-border, European CO2 transport and storage infrastructure: A real enabler for European decarbonisation’. The focus of the webinar follows the revised Trans-European Networks forContinue reading “Cross-border European CO2 transport and storage infrastructure”
PRESS RELEASE – Zero Emissions Platform announces CO2 transport and storage operator Northern Lights JV DA as a new member of the Platform
The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) welcomes a new member to the platform: Northern Lights JV DA, the transport and storage component of Norway’s Longship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
ZEP response to the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) on ‘Hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package’
ZEP has responded to the consultation on the Inception Impact Assessment on Hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package highlighting: Acknowledgment of CO2 within the scope of the legislation is key to kick-start Europe-wide CO2 infrastructure; With CO2 infrastructure put in place, volumes of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas with CCS can be made available; Thorough, scientific carbon accounting must be at the basis of any regulatory framework that will support the use of renewable and low-carbon gases – including low-carbon hydrogen produced with CCS.
ALIGN-CCUS Project results
Infographic – Europe needs robust accounting for carbon dioxide removal
This infographic summarises ZEP’s report ‘Europe needs robust accounting for carbon dioxide removal’, produced by ZEP’s Temporary Working Group on Carbon Dioxide Removal. The report provides a definition of carbon dioxide removal (based on the four principles presented in the previous ZEP report ‘Europe needs a definition of carbon dioxide removal’) that defines a screening process to identify whether CCS and CCU projects may lead to CDR and outlines the factors that need to be considered when assessing a project’s potential for CDR.
Infographic – The crucial role of low-carbon hydrogen production to achieve Europe’s climate ambition
This infographic summarises ZEP’s report ‘The crucial role of low-carbon hydrogen production to achieve Europe’s climate ambition: A technical assessment’, produced by ZEP’s Temporary Working Group on Hydrogen. The report focuses on the need for blue hydrogen and considers production techniques, costs, scalability, and emissions reduction potential. It also emphasises the need for investment in shared infrastructure networks for both CO2 and hydrogen and also includes recommendations for policymakers.