The European Commission’s recent proposal for a 90% net GHG emission reduction by 2040 marks a critical step towards EU climate neutrality. Our latest insight decodes the Commission’s 2040 target proposal, analysing the key provisions and highlighting where greater clarity and robust frameworks are essential to accelerate the deployment of carbon management and help Europe reach climate neutrality by 2050.
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ZEP supports the EU ETS revision’s condition for permanent storage through CCU
Read ZEP’s response to the inclusion of permanent CCU in the revision of the EU ETS.
ZEP response to the consultation on the revised Climate, Energy & Environmental Aid Guidelines
ZEP responded to the consultation on the revised Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines (CEEAG), highlighting that the guidelines need to be updated and aligned with the market developments and the more ambitious new climate agenda, the European Green Deal, the European Climate Law for climate neutrality by 2050, the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance and linked initiatives.
Open letter on the need to include CO2 storage and multiple transport modalities in TEN-E Regulation
ZEP has signed an open letter from 27 leaders in industry, academia, and civil society on the need to include CO2 storage and multiple modes of CO2 transport in the revised TEN-E Regulation. CO2 transport and storage infrastructure is crucial to connect CO2 emitters to permanent geological storage of captured CO2.
A CCS industry to support a low-carbon European economic recovery and deliver sustainable growth
Europe and the world are facing an unparalleled economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Large public investments will need to be mobilised over the coming years to stimulate economic recovery. European recovery can go hand in hand with the ambitions of the European Green Deal – to reach net-zero GHG emissions byContinue reading “A CCS industry to support a low-carbon European economic recovery and deliver sustainable growth”
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”
EU CCS Directive Guidance Documents – A Step Forward
3 May 2011 – Brussels, Belgium – The companies, scientists, academics, and environmental NGOs that together make up the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) strongly support the need for the timely start and successful delivery of the EU CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration programme – the world’s largest. This will ensure that CCS starts onContinue reading “EU CCS Directive Guidance Documents – A Step Forward”