Gemeinsames Positionspapier Eine nationale Carbon-Management-Strategie zur Umsetzung von industriellen CCS- und CCU-Projekten in Deutschland und Europa

The position paper calls for a comprehensive German carbon management strategy that integrates CO2 capture, transport, and storage (CCS) and utilization (CCU). It emphasizes the need for quantifiable targets for technical CO2 sinks, a modernized legal framework—specifically updating the Carbon Storage Act (KSpG)—and financial incentives like Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) to make these technologies economically viable. The authors advocate for enabling offshore CO2 storage in the German North Sea and facilitating international transport through the ratification of the London Protocol amendment.

• To provide investment security, the German government should set quantifiable targets in megatonnes of CO2 for technical sinks for the years 2030 and 2045, focusing on unavoidable process-related CO2, sustainable biogenic CO2, and direct air capture.
• The current Carbon Storage Act (KSpG) is insufficient as it focuses on storage but not on the reuse of CO2; it needs to be expanded to include CCU and to ensure that CO2 transport regulations are independent of the final use of the gas.
• Germany should enable the export of CO2 to international offshore storage sites by ratifying the IMO Resolution LP.3(4) to amend Article 6 of the London Protocol and signing bilateral agreements with countries such as Norway, the UK, and the Netherlands.
• The document advocates for utilizing the storage potential in the German North Sea, noting that while offshore storage is fundamentally permissible under current law, commercial application requires removing quantity limits and application deadlines.
• Because CCS and CCU are currently not economically viable, the paper suggests financial instruments such as Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD), separate funding programs, or 'super-depreciation' to cover investment and operating costs.
• The authors call for a 'Fast Track' approval process for breakthrough demonstration projects and a shift in emission control law to measure pollutant loads (mass) rather than concentrations, as CO2 capture significantly reduces exhaust gas volume.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Gemeinsames Positionspapier Eine nationale Carbon-Management-Strategie zur Umsetzung von industriellen CCS- und CCU-Projekten in Deutschland und Europa. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/19210513/national-carbon-management-germany-europe.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Gemeinsames Positionspapier Eine nationale Carbon-Management-Strategie zur Umsetzung von industriellen CCS- und CCU-Projekten in Deutschland und Europa. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/19210513/national-carbon-management-germany-europe.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=Gemeinsames Positionspapier Eine nationale Carbon-Management-Strategie zur Umsetzung von industriellen CCS- und CCU-Projekten in Deutschland und Europa |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/19210513/national-carbon-management-germany-europe.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforcendgemeinsames, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Gemeinsames Positionspapier Eine nationale Carbon-Management-Strategie zur Umsetzung von industriellen CCS- und CCU-Projekten in Deutschland und Europa}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/19210513/national-carbon-management-germany-europe.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }