Réponse à la consultation sur la stratégie française de captage, utilisation et stockage du carbone (CCUS)

The document argues for the urgent development of domestic geological CO2 storage in France to avoid long transport routes and high costs. It recommends implementing Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) to incentivize industrial adoption, accelerating the timeline for projects like Pycasso, and adopting a regulated infrastructure model similar to the UK's to ensure open access for diverse industrial emitters. While acknowledging CO2 utilization (CCU), it prioritizes permanent geological storage for maximum climate impact.

• France possesses significant potential for geological CO2 storage in the South-West, South-East, and Paris Basin, which could serve as regional hubs for both domestic and neighboring countries, though these areas are currently poorly characterized.
• To avoid regulatory delays in the short term, France should remove barriers to exporting CO2 to countries including Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, and the UK, noting that the UK is currently unable to receive EU CO2 for emission reduction purposes.
• The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is currently insufficient to drive CCUS adoption; therefore, France should implement additional subsidies such as Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) and funding for shared CO2 infrastructure.
• The timeline for the Pycasso project and other domestic storage initiatives should be moved forward to the early 2020s, with specific political support for Pycasso required starting in 2024 to meet a 2030 operational goal.
• Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) volumes stored by 2050 in France could be as large as those from fossil industrial sources, potentially delivered via Bio-energy with CCS (BECCS).
• France should adopt a regulated infrastructure model for CO2 transport, similar to the UK's approach, to ensure open access and proper sizing for industrial clusters, particularly in the Rhône Valley.
• Permanent geological storage is prioritized over carbon capture and utilization (CCU) due to its superior scalability and life-cycle emission reductions, although CCU can drive early investment in capture facilities.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Réponse à la consultation sur la stratégie française de captage, utilisation et stockage du carbone (CCUS). https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26142756/reponse-consultation-strategie-ccs.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Réponse à la consultation sur la stratégie française de captage, utilisation et stockage du carbone (CCUS). n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26142756/reponse-consultation-strategie-ccs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforcendrponse, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Réponse à la consultation sur la stratégie française de captage, utilisation et stockage du carbone (CCUS)}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26142756/reponse-consultation-strategie-ccs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }