Carbon Capture & Storage in France

France aims to capture 30-50 Mt of annual CO2 by 2050, focusing on seven key industrial clusters and leveraging a conservative estimated storage resource of 4.8 Gt. The government has launched a national CCUS strategy and provided €5.6 billion for industrial decarbonisation, including 'carbon contracts for difference' for specific CO2 streams. Key projects include the Dkarbonation and GOCO2 initiatives, which focus on export terminals and pipeline infrastructure for hard-to-abate sectors like cement and steel.

• France is the EU's third largest CO2 emitter and has the second largest emissions from the heavy industrial sector after Germany, with industrial emitters producing 50 Mt of fossil CO2, which accounts for approximately 13% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
• The French government's national CCUS strategy, launched in July 2024, targets an annual CO2 capture of 4-8 Mt by 2030 and 30-50 Mt by 2050, focusing on seven industrial regions: Dunkirk, Fos-sur-Mer, the Rhone Valley, the Seine Valley, the Loire Estuary, the South-West, and the Grand Est.
• A February 2025 assessment estimated France's total CO2 storage resources at 4.8 Gt, comprising 2.3 Gt in onshore saline aquifers, 1.8 Gt in offshore saline aquifers, and 0.7 Gt in onshore depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs.
• Financial support for industrial decarbonisation includes a €5.6 billion package from the 'France 2030' plan, with €610 million for research and planning. Additionally, a competitive tender launched in December 2024 uses 'carbon contracts for difference' for projects where at least 50% of CO2 streams come from waste, biogenic sources, or chemical processes.
• The Dkarbonation project in Dunkirk plans a CO2 export terminal capable of handling 4-5 Mt/year, initially receiving 1.5 Mt/year from 2028 from the Lumbres cement plant and Réty lime plant.
• The GOCO2 project aims to establish a CO2 collection hub and export terminal at St Nazaire, targeting 2.6 Mt of annual CO2 transport and storage by 2030, increasing to 4 Mt by 2050.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Carbon Capture & Storage in France. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/06113905/ccs-fact-sheet-france.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture & Storage in France. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/06113905/ccs-fact-sheet-france.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendcarbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture \& Storage in France}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/06113905/ccs-fact-sheet-france.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }