BRIEFING: How to derisk the European CCUS value chain
The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and EU ETS combo could unlock European CCUS projects — if public authorities step up to help derisk the value chain, for example through government guarantees.
Read MoreKey EU lawmaker lays out vision for Clean Industrial Deal, points to possible compromise
Leveraging future EU ETS revenues, de-risking low-carbon investments, and advancing CBAM should all be part of an EU Clean Industrial Deal, the former chair of the European Parliament’s environment committee told an industry event this week, pointing at potential compromise in the EU.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Europe’s net-zero agenda must get to grips with geopolitics
Geopolitical risk must be put at the heart of government and business decisions for Europe to retain its climate leadership and succeed in bringing down emissions, a German climate, energy, and security expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEU applies ‘resilience criteria’ to bolster domestic cleantech
The European Commission will apply a 25% cap on sourcing electrolyser stacks from China in the next auction of its Hydrogen Bank, but local content requirements remain controversial, participants heard at the EU’s cleantech summit this week.
Read MoreEuropean CO2 storage body could mitigate CCS risks -report
The risks of geological carbon storage could be mitigated by more government involvement, EU-set CO2 purity standards, and third-party verifiers, according to an environmental research institute.
Read MoreEuropean utilities push back on “disruptive” electricity market reforms
Measures to lower electricity prices for European industry to drive their global competitiveness, could severely dampen the business case for investments in clean power, warned European electricity trade association Eurelectric this week.
Read MoreGermany unveils long-awaited tender plans for new gas power plants
The construction of 5 GW and modernisation of 2 GW of “hydrogen-ready” gas power plants could start being put out to tender in Q1 2025, the German government announced with a consultation launched on Wednesday.
Read MoreGermany rejects 215,000 emissions reductions units from eight projects in China
The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has rejected 215,000 tonnes of new emissions reduction certificates from eight upstream oil and gas projects in China due to “irregularities”, it announced on Friday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Ethanol lobby group pitches ‘fermentation CCS’ as low-cost carbon removal technology
A global bioethanol alliance says biogenic CO2 from fermentation can be stored at a cost of less than €100 per tonne. So why is it not on the IPCC’s list of carbon removal technologies?
Read MoreGermany ‘lagging far behind’ on ETS2 implementation, gas industry warns
The amended Climate Protection Act that was signed into law in Germany on Monday puts pressure on the government to define guidelines for the introduction of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2), according to the country’s gas industry association.
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