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CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE

Low carbon technologies used for each material in industry

Cement Steel Aluminum Paper Chemicals Fertilizers Methanol

BECCS Recycling Recycling BECCS Bio0based Electrolysis Bio-based
CCS CCS CCS Electrification chemicals chemicals

Hydrogen-DR Solar thermal

Figure 3 Source: "Energy Transition Within 1.5°C", Navigant, 2018.

sources in the port area, to use Europe Facility (CEF) for the CO2
some of it and to store the rest in transport projects listed among
depleted gas fields in the North the Projects of Common Interest
Sea, could significantly contribute (PCI). In addition, revenues from the
to the decarbonisation efforts of auctioning of emissions allowances
the Netherlands. A successful of the European Emissions Trading
implementation of these two projects Scheme will be used to support
could help carbon capture utilisation innovative demonstration projects in
and storage technologies break energy intensive industries, renewable
through in Europe. energy, energy storage and carbon
capture, storage and use. This
We want to ensure that all low- Innovation Fund will complement
carbon technologies are developed the Horizon Europe Programme
and become widely available in by supporting low- or zero-carbon
the EU and globally because we technologies whose earlier stages
need all possible tools to reach a of development were financed by
zero-carbon economy. Against this Horizon2020.
backdrop, the European Commission
is willing to continue its support for Through this support, the European
the development and deployment Commission pushes low-carbon
of CCS. Horizon2020 finances technologies forward because, as our
several projects to gain knowledge analysis shows, they are necessary
and develop CCS technologies. In to create a prosperous, modern,
particular, a portfolio of industrial competitive and climate-neutral
CCS projects was established economy. It is also clear, however,
in the hard-to-abate sectors of that this can only happen with the
steel, cement and refineries. The support of European Member States
Commission makes further funding and the participation of Europe’s
available through the Connecting citizens. l

Paula Abreu Marques is the Head of Unit for “Renewables and CCS policy” in the European Commission, DG ENER
since August 2013. She is responsible for defining and steering the EU renewable energy policy, including the
implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive and the definition of a policy framework for post-2020, and
CCS policy.

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