Announcements

• On 24 June 2009, the European Commission adopted a Communication on Demonstrating Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS) in emerging developing countries: financing the EU-China Near Zero Emissions Coal Plant project". Read more...
• The Council adopted on 6 April 2009 the climate-energy legislative package, which includes a Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide. The package is designed to achieve the EU's overall environmental target of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gases and a 20% share of renewable energy in the EU's final energy consumption by 2020.
• On 16 March 2009 the draft monitoring and reporting guidelines on CCS were approved by the Climate Change Committee. Subsequently, they were transmitted to the European Parliament in accordance with Article 7(3) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC for scrutiny according to Article 8 thereof.
• On 23 January 2008 the European Commission proposed a major package of measures to achieve the EU's ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy
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Overview CCS

What is CCS?

Carbon capture and geological storage is a technique for trapping carbon dioxide.... more

CCS in Europe

The Commission has identified two major tasks for deployment of Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS).... more

Commission proposal for a Directive on the geological storage of carbon dioxide

The Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on the geological storage of CO2.... more

Links and Documents

Contacts

Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS)

The technology of carbon capture and storage has the potential to contribute both to the EU's climate goals and to its security of energy supply. But it must be deployed safely and with the support of the public and stakeholders.

The Commission is currently developing a programme of work aiming to ensure this, both within the EU and internationally.

Work in the EU focuses on an enabling legal framework, which the Commission has proposed on 23 January 2008, addressing the environmental integrity of the technique and other deployment issues. A public consultation on this policy has taken place in the course of the assessment. Read more...

Internationally, the EU is actively engaging in discussions in the context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Kyoto protocol. It is also working directly with third countries.

The Community is also actively promoting research into CCS – both to promote the rapid commercialisation of the technology, and to assess the environmental risks.

All the relevant Commission activities are explained on this site.