TEN-T: Transport of CO2 to permanent storage – a missing piece in Europe’s industrial decarbonization plan

The Clean Air Task Force asserts that current CO2 capture, transport, and storage deployment in the EU is insufficient for 2050 net-zero goals. While pipelines have access to Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding, other modalities like ship, barge, rail, and truck do not, which increases investor risk. The document calls for the TEN-T proposal to grant Project of Common Interest (PCI) status to these multiple transport modalities to unlock funding and streamline permitting.

• Current rates of CO2 capture, transport, and storage project development and deployment in the EU are not fast enough to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
• There is a disparity in funding and administrative support for CO2 transport; while pipelines can access the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), other modalities such as rail, truck, barge, and ship cannot, which creates negative market signals and high investor risk.
• The European Commission's TEN-T proposal fails to mention the importance of multiple CO2 transport modalities, despite legal text in the TEN-T regarding synergies with other networks like the Trans-European Network for Energy (TEN-E).

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2022). TEN-T: Transport of CO2 to permanent storage – a missing piece in Europe’s industrial decarbonization plan. https://www.catf.us/resource/transport-co2-permanent-storage-missing-piece-europes-industrial-decarbonization-plan/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. TEN-T: Transport of CO2 to permanent storage – a missing piece in Europe’s industrial decarbonization plan. 2022. https://www.catf.us/resource/transport-co2-permanent-storage-missing-piece-europes-industrial-decarbonization-plan/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2022tent, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{TEN-T: Transport of CO2 to permanent storage – a missing piece in Europe’s industrial decarbonization plan}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/transport-co2-permanent-storage-missing-piece-europes-industrial-decarbonization-plan/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }