- The European Commission will table a “strategic vision” for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technologies next year, with the aim of clarifying rules and giving certainty to investors, EU energy chief Kadri Simson announced on Thursday (27 October).
- With global CO2 emissions continuing to grow year on year, scientists have warned that capturing carbon will be needed alongside reductions if the world is to prevent drastic global warming.
- It is now calling on the EU to set a target for CO2 storage capacity of 0.5 to 1 gigatonnes of CO2 per year minimum by 2050, and set an interim target for 2035.
EU energy chief announces ‘strategic vision’ for CCUS in 2023
