Joint letter – Time to strengthen EU-UK cooperation by linking the EU and UK ETS
In the run up to the EU-UK Summit on May 19th, Bellona and a broad coalition of EU and UK stakeholders are calling on the European Commission and the...
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Spanish Cement Manufacturers Trade Association: TEN-E must accommodate additional transport modalities and CCS technologies across the entire value chain
Publish date: March 26, 2021
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Spanish Cement Manufacturers Trade Association: TEN-E must accommodate additional transport modalities and CCS technologies across the entire value chain
As part of the ongoing revision of the TEN-E regulation and the campaign #TenETuesday, the Spanish Manufacturer’s Cement Association, Oficemen, has written a letter in support of it’s recognition of CO2 storage and transport by modalities other than pipeline (such as ship, rail, truck and barge) to reach the set EU’s target of climate neutrality by 2050.
Carbon capture, transport and storage in sectors such as cement is necessary to achieve climate neutrality and enable negative emissions.
According to Ancieto Zaragoza, General Manager at Oficemen, the current development and deployment of CCS in Europe are insufficient. To achieve systemic deployment of CCS, the revised TEN-E Regulation needs to incentivise investments and maintain flexibility to accommodate CCS technologies across the entire value chain.
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6th meeting of the Carbon Removal Expert Group summary and feedback
The Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) has been formally approved by the Council on the 19th of November 2024 and entered into force on the 9th of December 2024, providing an official mandate for the Commission to develop methodologies on carbon farming and carbon removals. However, the technical documents and specifications are still being drafted and revised for input from the Carbon Removals Expert Group (CREG), of which Bellona is a member.
Press Release – 2040 Target: EU must stick to stated commitment to 90% target to retain industrial competitiveness
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Norway opens new Arctic oil fields – named after sea ice phenomenon that the very same oil will contribute to melting
Monday this week, Norwegian state-owned petroleum company Equinor (with partners Vår Energi and Petoro) started production at a new Arctic site, with...
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