TEN-E recognition of CO2 storage is vital to EU decarbonization efforts

The Clean Air Task Force asserts that the current TEN-E proposal fails to support EU decarbonization by excluding CO2 storage and non-pipeline transport (such as ships, barges, rail, and trucks). The document argues that because geologic storage is unequally distributed across Europe, cross-border storage is a prerequisite for a level playing field in the Single Market. It claims the exclusion of storage contradicts the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, increases investor risk, and ignores the fact that climate mitigation only materializes at the point of permanent storage.

• The current TEN-E proposal is insufficient for reaching net-zero by 2050 because it excludes CO2 storage facilities and transport methods other than pipelines from Project of Common Interest (PCI) status.
• The exclusion of CO2 storage contradicts the European Green Deal, which specifies that the regulatory framework for energy infrastructure should foster the deployment of carbon capture, storage and utilization.
• Climate change mitigation is only achieved through the full value chain; transporting CO2 without available permanent storage does not result in actual emission reductions.
• Because geologic storage resources are not distributed evenly across Europe, many countries cannot store CO2 within their own borders, making cross-border storage essential for collective EU mitigation.
• The TEN-E's current stance is inconsistent with the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, which recognizes carbon capture and storage as an eligible abatement technology when meeting emission thresholds.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). TEN-E recognition of CO2 storage is vital to EU decarbonization efforts. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/21092542/CAFF_TEN-E_2Pager_02.22.21.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. TEN-E recognition of CO2 storage is vital to EU decarbonization efforts. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/21092542/CAFF_TEN-E_2Pager_02.22.21.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforcendtene, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{TEN-E recognition of CO2 storage is vital to EU decarbonization efforts}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/21092542/CAFF_TEN-E_2Pager_02.22.21.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }