Deutschland nähert sich dem Thema Carbon Capture weiter an
Summary
The document outlines Germany's shift toward adopting carbon management technologies, highlighting the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action's (BMWK) efforts to develop a national strategy and update the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act (KSpG). It emphasizes that achieving 2045 climate goals is not possible without these technologies and details several proposed CO2 pipeline and export projects intended to transport emissions to offshore storage sites in Norway and the Netherlands.
Key insights
- Leading studies indicate that Germany cannot achieve its 2045 climate neutrality goals without the implementation of carbon management technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) and negative emission technologies like direct air capture or bioenergy with CCS.
- The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) identified that while CO2 capture, transport, and storage technologies are mature and tested, the current legal framework prohibits the construction of storage sites, hindering widespread application.
- A primary priority for the BMWK in 2023 is the amendment of the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act (KSpG) to enable onshore or offshore CO2 storage within Germany, alongside the development of a comprehensive climate protection strategy for carbon management.
- Several large-scale CO2 infrastructure projects are being planned to transport emissions abroad, including a nationwide pipeline network by Open Grid Europe, a project by CO2 Management AS in Bremerhaven, the Delta Rhyne Corridor to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and a pipeline between Germany and Norway by Equinor and Wintershall Dea with a planned capacity of up to 40 million tonnes per year.
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- Clean Air Task Force (2023). Deutschland nähert sich dem Thema Carbon Capture weiter an. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/10163541/Hintergrundpapier-Carbon-Management-in-Deutschland.pdf
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- Clean Air Task Force. Deutschland nähert sich dem Thema Carbon Capture weiter an. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/10163541/Hintergrundpapier-Carbon-Management-in-Deutschland.pdf.
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- {{cite report |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=Deutschland nähert sich dem Thema Carbon Capture weiter an |date=10 January 2023 |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/10163541/Hintergrundpapier-Carbon-Management-in-Deutschland.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{cleanairtaskforce2023deutschland, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Deutschland nähert sich dem Thema Carbon Capture weiter an}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/10163541/Hintergrundpapier-Carbon-Management-in-Deutschland.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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