With the European Green Deal and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission has the possibility to review all related pieces of legislation. This is an opportunity to remove overlaps or contradictions between existing policies and to fully focus on the net-zero target and GHG emissions reduction. By introducing legislation that isContinue reading “REDII inception impact assessment”
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Future-proofing the Taxonomy regulation regarding CO2 transport infrastructure
Challenge: The current Taxonomy screening criteria disqualifies the entire CO2 infrastructure even if only the smallest amount of the CO2 is aimed for utilisation. Background The regulation establishing a framework for Sustainable Finance was approved by the Council on 15 April and was adopted by the European Parliament on 18 June. In Article 10, thisContinue reading “Future-proofing the Taxonomy regulation regarding CO2 transport infrastructure”
Making clean hydrogen and aluminium manufacturing eligible in the Sustainable Taxonomy
Background In the “EU Taxonomy Report: Technical Annex” that was published on 9 March 2020, the screening criteria specify that the average carbon intensity for the electricity that is used for the manufacturing of hydrogen and aluminium must be at or below 100 gCO2e/kWh. For any electricity grid-connected hydrogen and aluminium manufacturing to be definedContinue reading “Making clean hydrogen and aluminium manufacturing eligible in the Sustainable Taxonomy”
Priorities on CCUS R&I activities
Areas of importance for R&I activities – input to DG RTD, European Commission (EC), by the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) and the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), and with input from the CCUS SET-plan IMPACTS9 consortium.
Roadmap on European Climate Law
This act writes into law the goal set out in the European Green Deal – for Europe’s economy and society to become climate-neutral by 2050. This means achieving net zero emissions for EU countries as a whole, mainly by cutting emissions, investing in green technologies and protecting the natural environment. The act will ensure thatContinue reading “Roadmap on European Climate Law”
Innovation Fund technical workshop – feedback from the Zero EmissionsPlatform
Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to be part of the technical workshops on 5 and 6 February. ZEP is delighted to see that the Innovation Fund has benefitted from the in-depth NER300 post-investment review. Among the many lessons learned, the most important one was that theContinue reading “Innovation Fund technical workshop – feedback from the Zero EmissionsPlatform”
ZEP London Protocol Position Paper
Today (October 11th), the contracting parties to the London Protocol approved an amendment to remove the barrier to cross-border transport of CO2. This amendment was proposed by Norway and the Netherlands. ZEP developed a position paper in support of this amendment, which can be found here.
The role of CCUS in an Integrated Energy System
CO2 infrastructure, CCS, CCU, and hydrogen should be at the core of a truly integrated, climate-neutral energy system. The European Commission has recently released a Communication on An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration, outlining how a climate-neutral energy system should be developed and what steps Europe needs to take to deliver on this promise.Continue reading “The role of CCUS in an Integrated Energy System”
Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund
In March 2016, ZEP provided detailed recommendations for the design of the Innovation Fund Delegated Act, based on lessons learnt by CCS projects from across Europe, including previous NER 300 projects. These recommendations can be found appended to this document and remain ZEP’s core input to the Commission on the design of the Innovation Fund.Continue reading “Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund”
Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund
In March 2016 ZEP provided detailed recommendations for the design of the Innovation Fund Delegated Act, based on lessons learnt by CCS projects from across Europe, including previous NER 300 projects. ZEP has published an updated paper providing input to the Commission on how the Innovation Fund Delegated Act can specifically support the development of CCSContinue reading “Funding CCS Market Makers through the Innovation Fund”