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ZEP Briefing Paper – CCU in the Renewable Energy Directive

The European Commission in its revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) has proposed a 2030 target for ‘low-emission and renewable fuels’. ZEP has published this briefing paper from May 2017, setting out the position of the Platform on how Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) should be treated within the Renewable Energy Directive.

ZEP Briefing Paper CCU in the RED (PDF – 657.24kb)

ZEP2023-09-04T01:20:41+00:00May 22nd, 2017|Archive, ZEP position papers|