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Just Transition Platform Conference – The implementation of a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure is a crucial component of the transition

Publish date: October 1, 2022

Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth was a speaker at the Just Transition Platform Conference, where he addressed the pressing need for proper planning and coordination among various market participants, as well as the need for adequate public and private funding, in order to establish a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure.

Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth was a speaker at the Just Transition Platform Conference, where he addressed the pressing need for proper planning and coordination among various market participants, as well as the need for adequate public and private funding, in order to establish a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure. He stressed that action is imperative and highlighted the danger of losing another decade to inaction if the necessary steps are not taken promptly. Jonas believes that the implementation of a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure is a crucial component of the transition to a more sustainable future and must be given the attention it deserves.

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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. 

Photo: Christening of Northern Lights’ first CO₂ carrier in Stavanger in 2025, by Olav Øye

A great leap towards a scaled European market for CCS: Northern Lights expands storage capacity, will store CO₂ from Stockholm  

Europe’s only multi-source, injection-ready CO₂ storage site will more than triple its capacity by 2028. The decision follows an agreement with Stockholm Exergi to transport and store up to 800 – 900 kilotonnes of CO₂ per year. “This decision is years in the making, and the culmination of decades of hard work from many, Bellona included” says Bellona Europa Director Jonas Helseth.

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