2024 BRIEF - CCS IN GERMANY’S DECARBONISATION PATHWAY: STATE OF PLAY AND WAY FORWARD

At the cross-border level, the ratification of the amendment • In 2023, Germany, the largest economy and CO2 to Article 6 of the 2009 London Protocol would be emitter of the European Union (EU), repositioned needed to allow Germany to export its CO2 by sea. [...] 1 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. [...] strategy’s key elements and the draft bill amending Following the release of the EU strategy on Industrial the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act marks a critical step Carbon Management on 6 February 202413, the in setting the scene to enable CO2 capture, transport, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and utilisation and offshore storage in the country. [...] Available at en/2024/02/20240226-habeck-will-den-einsatz-von-ccs-ermoeglichen.html 13 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the committee of the regions, Towards an ambitious Industrial Carbon Management for the EU, COM(2024) 62 final. [...] Integrating the recommendations provided by the value chain, the following recommendations should be European Commission in the context of the revision considered: of the German NECP, namely indicating in the final version: 1.