CATF Statement on the European Commission’s TEN-E Revision

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) supports the European Commission's revision of the TEN-E regulation for its alignment with the EU's 2050 climate neutrality goal. While welcoming the inclusion of carbon dioxide and clean hydrogen transport, CATF argues that the regulation should be expanded to include geologic storage of CO2, a wider range of CO2 transport modalities (including ships, trucks, and trains), and the retrofitting of pipelines to ensure a robust decarbonization framework.

• CATF supports the European Commission's revision of the TEN-E regulation as a means to support the EU's goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050.
• While the inclusion of carbon dioxide transport is viewed as a positive step, CATF argues that geologic storage of CO2 must be included in the regulation to enable industrial decarbonization and negative emissions.
• CATF recommends that the regulation cover a comprehensive range of CO2 transportation methods beyond pipelines, specifically mentioning ships, trucks, trains, and docking facilities to allow all European industries to connect.
• CATF suggests the regulation should address the full carbon capture and storage value chain, including the retrofitting of pipelines and the establishment of non-discriminatory third-party and open access to networks and storage.
• The inclusion of hydrogen infrastructure in the TEN-E framework is considered essential for meeting the EU's 2030 and 2050 decarbonization objectives under the European Green Deal.

APA

Hunt, K. (2020). CATF Statement on the European Commission’s TEN-E Revision. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2020/12/ten-e-revision-eu-reaction-statement/

Chicago

Hunt, Kara. CATF Statement on the European Commission’s TEN-E Revision. Clean Air Task Force, 2020. https://www.catf.us/2020/12/ten-e-revision-eu-reaction-statement/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{hunt2020catf, author = {Hunt, Kara}, title = {{CATF Statement on the European Commission’s TEN-E Revision}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.catf.us/2020/12/ten-e-revision-eu-reaction-statement/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }