The European Commission has on 2 February 2022 approved the Complementary Climate Delegated Act of the EU Taxonomy (CDA), including nuclear power and natural gas as sustainable activities. The Council and European Parliament have four months to either approve or reject the legislation but may request an additional two months.
Key elements are highlighted in this ZEP briefing.
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An EU strategy for CCS and CCU: Safeguarding European industrial competitiveness
On 9 February, the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) held an online seminar as part of the EU Industry Weeks. Key stakeholders from industry, research communities, and civil society were called upon to discuss the importance of an EU strategy for CCS and CCU.
ZEP Briefing – €1.7 billion innovation funding under EIC
The Commission adopted on 9 February 2022 the 2022 work programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC). Launched in 2021, the EIC helps startups, SMEs and research teams to develop high-risk, high-impact breakthrough innovation. It has a budget of over €10 billion for the 2021-2027 period. Key elements are highlighted in this ZEP briefing.
ZEP Briefing – €1 billion funding for 5 infrastructure projects
On 26 January 2022, EU countries have agreed to invest € 1.037 billion in 5 cross-border infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A final decision by the Commission on the CEF grants is expected before the end of February. The funding will go to a study on CO2 transport, 3 projects for electricityContinue reading “ZEP Briefing – €1 billion funding for 5 infrastructure projects”
ZEP Briefing – Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles
On 15 December, for the first time, the European Commission presented a Communication to support carbon dioxide removals. Key elements of the communication of relevance for CCS, CCU, and CO2 infrastructure are highlighted in this ZEP briefing.
ZEP briefing – Hydrogen and decarbonised gas package
On 15 December, the European Commission presented two legislative proposals to decarbonise the European gas market and energy system by facilitating the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen.
ZEP briefing – Outcome of negotiations on TEN-E regulation
The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement during inter-institutional (trilogue) negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation on the Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) guidelines on 14 December 2021.
“Can Europe achieve its climate ambitions without low-carbon hydrogen?”
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can enable early and cost-efficient hydrogen at scale. Low-carbon hydrogen produced from reformed natural gas with CCS can fulfil early hydrogen demand, giving more time to plan and build the infrastructure required to scale up renewable hydrogen.
ZEP response to the stakeholder consultation on the transition pathways for energy-intensive industries
ZEP responded to the stakeholder consultation on Transition pathways for ecosystems – Energy-intensive industries, as part of the New Industrial Strategy published in May 2021. This will feed into the European Commission’s work to develop ‘sector-specific transition pathways’ by Q2 2022 for EU decarbonisation.
EU Strategy for CCS and CCU – ZEP input
The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) would like to congratulate the European Commission on the first edition of the CCUS Forum. This initiative comes at a critical moment for Europe’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050. With the legally-binding target of climate neutrality by 2050 and an increased emissions reduction target for 2030, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies must be part of the solution for European decarbonisation.