Carbon Capture and Storage NECP Playbooks for EU Member States

The document argues that large-scale deployment of CCS is essential for Europe to reach climate neutrality by 2050, yet current draft NECPs show significant gaps in targets and planning. It provides a framework for Member States to assess storage capacity, map projects, engage stakeholders, and establish financing and regional cooperation for CO2 transport and storage networks.

• Scientific consensus indicates that large-scale deployment of CCS is necessary for Europe to reach climate neutrality by 2050, serving both to reduce industrial and fossil fuel emissions and to provide carbon removals.
• An analysis of draft NECPs submitted by 24 Member States reveals that only 7 have included a target estimate for the amount of CO2 to be captured and stored.
• The document identifies specific Member States' progress in their draft NECPs: 10 countries outline CO2 storage intentions, and 7 detail planned CCS projects.
• Member States are advised to assess domestic CO2 storage potential by consulting national geological surveys and focusing on depleted hydrocarbon fields and saline aquifers.
• The guide recommends that Member States establish 'clean transition dialogues' with industry, academia, and civil society to build trust and understand market needs, citing Germany's stakeholder dialogue as a useful example.
• To promote investor confidence, Member States should set explicit, transparent targets for CCS for the years 2030, 2040, and 2050 and provide detailed public and private financing plans.
• Regional cooperation and the development of shared 'decarbonisation hubs' are encouraged to allow emitters in countries without suitable geological storage to access transport and storage networks.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2024). Carbon Capture and Storage NECP Playbooks for EU Member States. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/26143902/necpplaybook_ccs.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture and Storage NECP Playbooks for EU Member States. 2024. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/26143902/necpplaybook_ccs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2024carbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture and Storage NECP Playbooks for EU Member States}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/26143902/necpplaybook_ccs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }