The EU has set climate and energy targets for 2030, and aims to be climate-neutral by 2050. This initiative creates a classification system for sustainable economic activities (‘taxonomy’), and focuses on the EU’s environmental objectives on climate change mitigation and adaptation. This will create a common language that investors can use everywhere when investing inContinue reading “Response to European Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance”
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Response to roadmap on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Europe’s efforts to go climate-neutral by 2050 could be undermined by a lack of ambition by our international partners. This would mean a risk of carbon leakage. This occurs when companies transfer production to countries that are less strict about emissions. In such case, global emissions would not be reduced. This new mechanism would counteractContinue reading “Response to roadmap on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism”
ZEP response to Horizon Europe EU Partnerships
Public Consultation on 12 proposed Institutionalised European Partnerships under the future Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme.
ZEP response to Technical Expert Group (TEG) report on EU Taxonomy
The Zero Emission Technology and Innovation Platform (ZEP) is the technical adviser to the EU on the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), a European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) under the Commission’s Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET-Plan). ZEP would like to commend the approach developed by theContinue reading “ZEP response to Technical Expert Group (TEG) report on EU Taxonomy”
Response to the targeted consultation for the Evaluation of the State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy
Targeted Consultation for the Evaluation of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG).
ZEP response to State Aid Fitness Check
Response from the Zero Emission Technology and Innovation Platform (ZEP), 10th July 2019.
Consultation on the list of candidate PCIs in cross-border CO2 transport infrastructure
The European Zero Emission Technology and Innovation Platform (ZEP) is the EuropeanThe Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) was established to provide advice to the EuropeanCommission on the research, demonstration, and deployment of CCS and CCU technologies. Support for PCIs for CO2 Transport Carbon capture and storage deployment in Europe has progressed more slowly than expectedContinue reading “Consultation on the list of candidate PCIs in cross-border CO2 transport infrastructure”
Recommendations for the EIB Energy Lending Policy
ZEP welcomes the approach of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in recognising that decarbonisation goals will be achieved using a variety of technologies, including those to decarbonise heat. ZEP is encouraged by the identification of the need for a flexible investment framework, as one solution cannot be applicable across different regions of Europe. Funding alignmentContinue reading “Recommendations for the EIB Energy Lending Policy”
ZEP’s reply to issues paper No. 9 of SET plan Steering group
On 5 April 2016, the SET Plan Steering group published its paper on “Renewing efforts to demonstrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the EU and developing sustainable solutions for carbon capture and usage (CCU)”. Also known as Issues Paper No. 9. ZEP published a response to this Issues Paper No.9, in which ZEP stressesContinue reading “ZEP’s reply to issues paper No. 9 of SET plan Steering group”
Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper
In its response to the Green Paper, “A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies”, ZEP calls for a holistic approach to EU climate and energy policies – with CCS at its core, as underlined in the Commission’s Communication on CCS (to which ZEP has also provided input). Indeed, in the EU Energy Roadmap 2050, CCSContinue reading “Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper”