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The project focuses on the challenge of achieving the deep reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all sectors of the European economy by 2050 through deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
Recent advances in several key areas allow significant GHG cuts but are not sufficient to reach deep decarbonisation consistent with Paris Agreement. CCS deployment may reduce industrial emissions, provide low-carbon industrial heat and improve the security of electricity supply by complementing short-term energy storage. At the moment, the topic is not present in the mainstream debate on climate policy in the CEE countries.
We aim to renew the discussion on the long-term deployment of CCS in the CEE region, leading to the new policies and joint projects. It is expected that building evidence based consensus among key stakeholders will pave the way to implement concrete policies and ventures.
The project covers Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Baltic states and Ukraine with the support of expertise partner from Norway. The 3 phases are envisioned:
- Assessment of current state and potential of technological options, as well as European policy landscape and national contexts;
- Development of national roadmaps as well as regional cooperation roadmap for CCS deployment in the CEE region;
- Supporting implementation of the roadmaps through networking and capacity building events.
The project is designed to provide the basis for supporting initiatives and policy-based international collaboration beyond the funding period. The dedicated platform will be set up based on the project consortium during the third phase of the project. Its members will seek to expand its geographical coverage, utilising existing partnerships and future funding opportunities on European and national levels.