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- ZEP Structure
  
  ZEP is the technical adviser to the EU on the deployment of CCS and CCU – a European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) under the Commission’s Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET-Plan).
  
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- Members
  
  The members of ZEP make up the ZEP Advisory Council (AC).
  
  They provide strategic advice to ZEP, setting the overarching objectives and direction of travel.
  
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- Secretariat
  
  The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) currently provides the ZEP Secretariat.
  
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About CCS/CCU
- Why CCS
  
  CCS will be vital to ensuring the EU can deliver its climate change goals.
  
  CCS has a unique role to play in delivering net-zero emissions across EU industry, power and transport sectors.
  
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- What is CCS
  
  CCS is a three-part chain: capture, transport and storage. Learn more about each of these parts and how they can be applied to different industries.
  
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  CO₂ Capture
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- What is CCU
  
  Carbon Capture and Utilisation covers a wide range of applications that convert carbon dioxide into other products. Some of these applications make a small but positive contribution to tackling climate change.
  
  CCU Technology
- Projects
  
  There are a number of CCS and CCU projects in Europe – in various stages of development.
  
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  EU CCS/CCU projects
- EU policy
  
  The EU is developing a number of policies, regulations and incentive mechanisms that will be key to supporting the development and deployment of CCS and CCU.
  
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  A number of publications have published articles by ZEP.
  
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External Relations Group

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Summary

The External Relations Group (ERG) guides ZEP’s communications and outreach, as well as ZEP’s ongoing engagement plan with key European political and third-party stakeholders to highlight ZEPs positions and messages on relevant EU policies.

ZEP’s Informal Communications Group supports ZEP’s work on communications and outreach and provides a platform to exchange information and coordinate activities relating to communications and outreach surrounding CCS and CCU. It gathers representatives from ZEP members and observers to exchange information and coordinate outreach activities.