ZEP responded to the consultation on the revised TEN-E Regulation, highlighting the following key messages:
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ZEP response to the consultation on the list of candidate Projects of Common Interest in cross-border carbon dioxide transport networks
ZEP responded to the consultation on the list of candidate Projects of Common Interest in cross-border carbon dioxide transport networks, highlighting that securing political support for the list of candidate projects on cross-border CO2 infrastructure is vital. These projects are on the right track to become operational before 2025. CO2 infrastructure projects call for EuropeanContinue reading “ZEP response to the consultation on the list of candidate Projects of Common Interest in cross-border carbon dioxide transport networks”
Recommendations for the hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package
ZEP responded to the consultation on ‘Hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package’. The revision of Regulation 715/2009 on the conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks provides an opportunity to expand relevant elements of the existing gas regulatory framework to accommodate the infrastructure networks of the future, as well as the transportation ofContinue reading “Recommendations for the hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package”
Comments on the European Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance delegated act
Since the establishment of the technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG), ZEP has provided advice to the TEG’s technical report, and has given input and submitted consultation responses to the European Commission on the regulation on the delegated acts on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The European Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities (Taxonomy) can beContinue reading “Comments on the European Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance delegated act”
ZEP response to the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) on ‘Hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package’
ZEP has responded to the consultation on the Inception Impact Assessment on Hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation package highlighting:
Recommendations for the REDII Directive
ZEP responded to the questionnaire on the review of the REDII Directive. ZEP highlighted that the REDII should be amended in order to be consistent with the objective of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 and with other relevant pieces of legislation. Coordination among different pieces of legislation is critical to deliver a cost-efficient transition toContinue reading “Recommendations for the REDII Directive”
ZEP response to the EU ETS consultation
ZEP responded to the EU ETS consultation highlighting that the revision of the EU ETS will need to be aligned with climate neutrality by 2050 and deliver on the increased 2030 ambitions. The revision of the EU ETS directive will bear several consequences for CCS and CCU projects. As geological storage sites are not evenlyContinue reading “ZEP response to the EU ETS consultation”
Recommendations for the Innovation Fund
The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) is a European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) under the Commission’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and acts as the EU’s technical adviser on the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) under Horizon 2020 R&I programme (grant agreement 826051). ZEP supports the EuropeanContinue reading “Recommendations for the Innovation Fund”
ZEP response to consultation on Taxonomy’s delegated acts
ZEP supports the European Union’s commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050, defined as net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. To this end, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies play a crucial role. These technologies represent a readily available, cost-efficient pathway for the decarbonisation of industrial and energyContinue reading “ZEP response to consultation on Taxonomy’s delegated acts”
ZEP response to EU ETS Inception Impact Assessment
Revision of the EU ETS will need to be aligned with climate neutrality by 2050 and deliver on increased 2030 ambitions. The upcoming revision of the EU ETS directive presents the opportunity to raise the ambitions of the EU ETS, aligning it to the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 and to the new, increasedContinue reading “ZEP response to EU ETS Inception Impact Assessment”