Policy and Economics Committee Archives

De-risking CCS projects: the role of insurance

Presenter speaks beside a slide on the CCS geological storage timeline at the ZEP–EBN workshop, audience seated in a conference room.

On 10 April 2025 in Nieuwegein (Utrecht, the Netherlands), the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) and EBN convened over 150 experts from industry, research, the insurance and financial sectors, civil society and public authorities. The goal of the workshop was to discuss practical approaches to risk allocation, de-risking investment, and the development of insurance solutions toContinue reading “De-risking CCS projects: the role of insurance”

Financing CCS projects: takeaways from the ZEP-ING workshop

ZEP–ING workshop on financing carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Brussels: a presenter speaks to about 30 attendees while a slide on financing models is displayed.

Financing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects was the focus of a workshop hosted by Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) in partnership with ING on 27 November 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The event convened 30 experts from industry, research, civil society, the financial sector, and public authorities to discuss financing mechanisms for CCS and the roleContinue reading “Financing CCS projects: takeaways from the ZEP-ING workshop”

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”