At its meeting of 14 September 2011, ZEP’s Advisory Council agreed to review its strategy in the light of recent developments in the CCS landscape in Europe. This included the perception that fewer demonstration projects may materialise than anticipated – potentially jeopardising the EU CCS demonstration programme. As input to this process, ZEP therefore undertook a survey among project developers in order to identify any challenges and blockers on the way to Final Investment Decision (FID).