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ZEP comment to “Roadmap on European Climate Law”
This act writes into law the goal set out in the European Green Deal – for Europe’s economy and society to become climate-neutral by 2050. This means achieving net zero emissions for EU countries as a whole, mainly by cutting emissions, investing in green technologies and protecting the natural environment. The act will ensure thatContinue reading “ZEP comment to “Roadmap on European Climate Law””
ZEP Conference on CO2 Transport and Storage Infrastructure
On 28 January, the Zero Emissions Platform organised a conference on “How European CO2 Transport and Storage infrastructure can enable an innovative industrial transition” at the European Parliament. The conference was hosted by Tom Berendsen MEP (EPP, NL) and Jens Geier MEP (S&D, DE). The conference was well attended with a turnout of almost 100Continue reading “ZEP Conference on CO2 Transport and Storage Infrastructure”
Job opportunity: Communications and Events Officer (Brussels)
The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) is hiring! CCSA is seeking a highly motivated Communications and Events Officer for its Brussels office to support its work for the Zero Emissions Platform. Who we are Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and the possibility to capture, transport and storeContinue reading “Job opportunity: Communications and Events Officer (Brussels)”
ZEP Press Statement on European Green Deal
Breakthrough technologies CCS and CCU gain political momentum in European Green Deal
ZEP Press Statement on EU Industrial Strategy
The European Commission has released a report on to follow up on the Strategic Forum on IPCEI. This document outlines a series of recommendations to boost Europe’s competitiveness and global leadership in six sectors including hydrogen technologies and systems…
CCS and CCU in the JRC Science for Policy Report: The POTEnCIA Central scenario: An EU energy outlook to 2050
The JRC POTEnCIA Central Scenario describes the evolution of the EU energy system from 2018- 2050 based the policy landscape at the end of 2017. The objective of the report is to purely serve as a reference document to which future policy targets or reporting can be compared against. This was performed not only Europe wide but individually for each member state, and the report provides detailed graphics of each member state. Furthermore, this report highlights the disparity between EU and Member State ambition and the policy framework which underpins those ambitions.
Material Economics – “Industrial Transformation 2050 – Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions from EU Heavy Industry”
ZEP response to Consultation on Horizon Europe EU Partnerships
Public Consultation on 12 proposed Institutionalised European Partnerships under the future Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme
ZEP Policy Brief: CO2 Capture Rates in the Context of EU Energy Systems Modelling
In the past, when CCS was discussed as the main option to decarbonise coal-fired power plants, a CO2 capture rate of 90% was adopted as standard, regardless of the technology type, the location or fuel type. However, this standard value, adopted so ubiquitously, is actually an artificial limit.