The European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, travelled to Aaborg in Denmark on Monday 27 November to attend the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Forum, co-chaired by the European Commission and the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard.
“At a time when the CCUS is also attracting the attention of the international community in the run-up to COP28, I am very proud that it is Europe that is taking the lead with concrete projects”, said Ms Simson in her opening address.
The Commissioner welcomed the fact that CCUS was one of the technologies included in the Act for a ‘Net Zero’ industry (see EUROPE 13297/1) and announced that the new list of projects of common and mutual interest (PCI/PMI), presented the following day, would include 14 CO2 transport and storage projects.
“I think that the list [...] clearly shows that the development of a CO2 infrastructure network, from the North Sea to the Mediterranean via the Baltic countries, is becoming a European priority”, continued Ms Simson.
According to the European Commission, carbon capture, storage and utilisation technologies should help the EU achieve its net-zero emissions target set for 2050 under the European Green Deal.
More broadly, the Commissioner said she wanted to present an Industrial Carbon Management Strategy “as soon as possible, next year”. (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)