Brussels, 15/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has called for measures to relaunch development and application in the EU of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies as a way of reducing CO2 emissions from industry and electricity plants. In Strasbourg on Tuesday 14 January, MEPs followed the recommendation by rapporteur Chris Davies (ALDE, United Kingdom) and adopted a resolution on CCS technologies in Europe. In 2007, heads of state and government agreed that the EU should have up to 12 demonstration plants in operation by 2015. The Parliament deplored the fact that, so far, not one of these factories had been given the go-ahead. Davies asserted that CCS can help provide Europe with low carbon electricity, even when there was no wind or sunshine. He also said that flagship projects for developing technology required the same financial support as that granted to renewable energies. Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, informed MEPs that promoting CCS would be included in the Climate/Energy package until 2030, which the Commission would be presenting on 22 January. (AN/transl.fl)