Brussels, 4 March 2026 – Published today, the European Commission proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) aims at strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the EU manufacturing sector while accelerating decarbonisation in strategic sectors. This is an important step forward in advancing the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal and climate neutrality. However, to unlock large-scale investment in low-carbon industrial production, it must deliver stronger and more comprehensive lead market measures. In recent years, the EU has increased support for clean industrial production. But demand for low-carbonContinue reading “Industrial Accelerator Act supports EU industry, but must strengthen demand for low-carbon production “
Category Archives: Press releases
Commission adopts first carbon removal methodologies, setting global standards for carbon removals
Brussels, February 3rd, 2026– The European Commission has adopted the methodologies for certifying permanent carbon removals under the EU Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The outcomes reflect hard-fought compromises from cross-sectoral debates, which the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) has facilitated as a neutral platform for multi-stakeholders, evidence-based dialogue. ZEP has played a criticalContinue reading “Commission adopts first carbon removal methodologies, setting global standards for carbon removals”
ZEP response to the inclusion of permanent CCU in EU ETS
The Zero Emissions Platform supports the European Commission draft delegated act defining the conditions for the inclusion of CCU in the revision of the EU ETS, calling for a robust ETS in line with the EU’s climate ambitions.
ZEP welcomes the long-awaited EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
ZEP welcomes an EU-wide industrial carbon management strategy with great enthusiasm. ZEP has been an ardent advocate for an EU strategy for CCS and CCU – where the stored CO2 is intended to be permanent.
Eve Tamme elected chair of the Zero Emissions Platform
Eve Tamme is the new chair of the Zero Emissions Platform. Read the press release
Zero Emissions Platform welcomes agreement on European Climate Law, supporting a climate-neutral Europe by 2050
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.
CCS, CCU and European CO2 infrastructure: how low-carbon technologies can safeguard Europe’s industrial competitiveness
Breakthrough technologies CCS and CCU gain political momentum in European Green Deal
ZEP Press Statement on European Climate Law
Breakthrough technologies CCS and CCU gain political momentum in European Green Deal
EU CCS Plans Achieve Major Milestone for Clean Energy Future
9 May 2011 – Brussels, Belgium – Three years ago, the European Union pledged to become a leader in CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), a technology which captures CO2 from power plants, refineries and other industrial facilities and stores it deep underground. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has calculated that CCS technology could account forContinue reading “EU CCS Plans Achieve Major Milestone for Clean Energy Future”
NER 300 call needs quality CCS projects to deliver
December 21, 2010 – The companies, scientists, academics, and environmental NGOs that together make up the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) welcome the launch of the European Commission’s first call for proposals for the so-called “NER 300” EU funding as a vital first step towards creating the world’s largest CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration programme.Continue reading “NER 300 call needs quality CCS projects to deliver”