OPEN LETTER FROM 27 LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NEED TO INCLUDE CO2 STORAGE AND MULTIPLE TRANSPORT MODALITIES IN TEN-E REGULATION

A group of 27 leaders from industry, academia, and civil society argue that the TEN-E Regulation must be expanded to include geological CO2 storage and multiple transport modalities—such as rail, ship, barge, and truck—to effectively support the development of European CO2 networks. They state that without including storage, the regulation supports "pipelines to nowhere" and fails to align with the European Green Deal's climate targets.

• The signatories advocate for the inclusion of geological CO2 storage and various transport modalities—specifically rail, ship, barge, and truck—within the TEN-E Regulation's cross-border carbon dioxide networks thematic area.
• The letter argues that excluding geological storage renders CO2 pipelines ineffective because the actual climate mitigation benefits are only realized through storage.
• There are currently over 40 announced carbon capture projects across various industries and EU member states, some of which have applied for funding via the Innovation Fund, yet market barriers persist due to gaps in the TEN-E framework.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2021). OPEN LETTER FROM 27 LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NEED TO INCLUDE CO2 STORAGE AND MULTIPLE TRANSPORT MODALITIES IN TEN-E REGULATION. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092208/Final-TEN-E-Letter-1.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. OPEN LETTER FROM 27 LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NEED TO INCLUDE CO2 STORAGE AND MULTIPLE TRANSPORT MODALITIES IN TEN-E REGULATION. 2021. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092208/Final-TEN-E-Letter-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2021open, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{OPEN LETTER FROM 27 LEADERS IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NEED TO INCLUDE CO2 STORAGE AND MULTIPLE TRANSPORT MODALITIES IN TEN-E REGULATION}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092208/Final-TEN-E-Letter-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }