Europe is entering a decisive phase for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Policy momentum is growing, industrial actors are announcing capture projects across multiple sectors, and cross-border transport and storage infrastructure is being planned. However, as deployment accelerates, industry discussions keep circling back to two questions: Is the lack of CO₂ storage capacity the main bottleneck? How much of the challenge lies elsewhereContinue reading “Is CO₂ storage the main bottleneck? A value chain reality check on scaling CCS in Europe”
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The latest trends shaping industrial carbon management: Insights from the Projects Network 2026
Last month, Carbon Management Europe organised its Projects Network during the Knowledge Sharing Summit in Norway. The event brought together more than 450 participants to discuss the operational and commercial realities of scaling industrial carbon management across Europe. One message emerged clearly throughout the summit: the main challenges are no longer limited to proving carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Increasingly, theContinue reading “The latest trends shaping industrial carbon management: Insights from the Projects Network 2026 “
From barrier to enabler: the role of the London Protocol in advancing CCS across Europe
Drawing on Carbon Management Europe’s (formerly Zero Emissions Platform/ZEP) participation in the latest Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the London Protocol, this article explains how the legal framework for cross-border CO₂ transport and offshore storage has evolved, where it stands today, and how it connects to the upcoming EU framework for CO₂ transport andContinue reading “From barrier to enabler: the role of the London Protocol in advancing CCS across Europe”
Decoding the 2040 climate target proposal for industrial carbon management
The European Commission’s recent proposal for a 90% net GHG emission reduction by 2040 marks a critical step towards EU climate neutrality. Our latest insight decodes the Commission’s 2040 target proposal, analysing the key provisions and highlighting where greater clarity and robust frameworks are essential to accelerate the deployment of carbon management and help Europe reach climate neutrality by 2050.
5 insights from the ZEP Projects Network 2025
Last month, we hosted our annual Projects Network event in partnership with the Ravenna CCS Projects, and co-hosted by Eni and Snam. This year’s edition brought together 220 participants from around Europe to Bologna, Italy. Over two days, stakeholders from the industrial carbon management community shared insights on the trends shaping industrial carbon management technologies,Continue reading “5 insights from the ZEP Projects Network 2025”
The NZIA Injection Capacity Obligation: What does it mean for European carbon management development?
The NZIA is moving from targets to concrete legal obligations. Particularly, the Injection Capacity Obligation (ICO) mechanism marks a key step in the operationalisation of Article 23. So, what does this ICO mechanism mean for the development of carbon management in Europe?
The 2040 EU Climate Target: What does it mean for industrial carbon management?
The ZEP briefing provides an overview of the European Commission’s Communication on the EU’s 2040 Climate Target published 6 February 2024.
Supporting Europe’s 2050 climate targets through Carbon Capture and Storage
On 2 June, the Zero Emissions Platform and the Global CCS Institute co-organised a webinar as part of EU Green Week 2021, focusing on how CCS can support reaching a climate-neutral EU by 2050. With expert speakers joining from industry and policy, the webinar considered opportunities and challenges for CCS projects in Europe, incentivising CCS, the important role of cross-border European CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, and assessing up-and-coming regions, well placed to support CCS and climate neutrality targets.