Global CCS Institute Ltd
GCCSI
The Global CCS Institute is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS), a vital technology to tackle climate change and provide energy security.
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Lobbying Activity
Response to European Climate Law amendment
15 Sept 2025
The Global CCS Institute (the Institute) supports the European Commissions proposal to amend the European Climate Law, to include a new, legally binding intermediate climate target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The Institute welcomes the specific mention of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) as part of the zero and low-carbon solutions that will help countries and industries decarbonise by 2040, while maintaining competitiveness. You will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full responseResponse to Legislative initiative on CO2 transportation infrastructure and markets
11 Sept 2025
The Global CCS Institute (Institute) welcomes the opportunity to offer its perspective in response to the call for evidence launched by the European Commission on the future legislative initiative on CO2 transportation infrastructure and markets. The Institute is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), a vital technology to tackle climate change and deliver climate neutrality. Our team promotes the adoption of CCS as quickly, safely, and cost-effectively as possible by sharing expertise, building capacity and providing advice and support to enable these technologies to play their part in a net-zero future. The EU has made notable progress in the legislative and regulatory framework for CCS over the last few years. These measures are contributing to creating an enabling environment for the scale-up of the technology. However, a crucial piece of the CO2 value chain is missing. To maintain the EUs leadership position in CCS policy, it is imperative that a dedicated regulatory framework governing the movement of CO2 is implemented. Timely and effective implementation will have a positive impact on the widescale deployment of carbon management within Europe. The European Union (EU)s goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 has brought carbon management technologies, including CCS and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) firmly into focus, accelerating deployment across the region. Establishing a functioning single market for industrial carbon management, however, will require the timely development of CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the EU. Today, CO2 transport infrastructure in the EU remains fragmented. Several small-scale systems exist, but expansion and interconnection at scale are necessary to meet the likely volumes of CO2 needed to address industrial emissions through CCS and through technology-based CDR. In Europe, CO2 is already being transported by ship and pipeline. Shipping of CO2 has been in operation since the 2000s with four small CO2 carriers servicing the North Sea. Capacity has recently been boosted by the Northern Lights project, the worlds first cross-border CO2 transport and storage facility and their new CO2 transport ships, which successfully transported and injected the first CO2 volumes in August 2025. Pipeline transport is also well established. CO2 transport by pipeline occurs onshore at the OCAP pipeline in the Netherlands, supplying around 0.4 Mtpa of CO2 to local greenhouses, alongside the offshore pipeline transport of CO2 from the Snøhvit CCS project in Norway to a subsea injection facility, at a capacity of around 0.7 Mtpa. The Northern Lights JV also includes a subsea pipeline injection system from its Øygarden terminal, injecting 1.5 Mtpa in Phase 1 of operations, while the in-construction Porthos project in the Netherlands will add 2.5 Mtpa to the existing total EU CO2 pipeline transport capacity of around 2.6 Mtpa. These projects mark important progress, but the scale of deployment is still far short of what is required, underscoring the urgency of rapid scale-up. In response to this call for evidence, you will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full responseResponse to Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act
8 Jul 2025
In February 2025, the European Commission unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), presenting its vision for preserving the EUs industrial competitiveness while meeting the blocs ambitious decarbonisation objectives. The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute welcomes the Commissions commitment to creating more favourable conditions for industries to decarbonise in Europe, as well as boosting climate-neutral investments in energy-intensive industries and the clean tech sector. CCS is emerging as a key climate technology that can support European Industries in their pathway towards net-zero. The critical role of CCS has been recognised in a wide range of EU policies, and the technology has been identified by an increasing number of companies in Europe and beyond to meet their sustainability objectives. While the momentum for CCS continues to grow, projects are still facing challenges due to cost inflation, time overruns caused by longer lead times, and permitting delays. In this context, the Global CCS Institute welcomes the opportunity to offer feedback on the future Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. You will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full response8 Jul 2025
According to the European Commission, the EU Emission Trading system (ETS) has helped bring down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from European power and industrial plants by approximately 47% from 2005 to 2023. However, as the EU intensifies its efforts to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the EU ETS and the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) need to be reviewed to ensure these tools continue to create a favourable environment to further drive cost-effective decarbonisation efforts in the region. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been identified among the key climate mitigation solutions to support the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050. Thanks to its versatility, CCS can deliver significant emission reduction in a wide range of sectors our society relies on. CCS can also provide a foundation for technology-based carbon dioxide removals (CDR), such as bioenergy with CCS (BECCS), biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) and direct air capture with carbon storage (DACCS). To keep Europes climate targets within reach, the EU legislative framework must consistently support the deployment of carbon management technologies across climate, energy and finance legislation. The EU ETS is a key piece of legislation that provides financial incentives for CO2 emission reductions, laying favourable conditions for the development of CCS. In this context, the Global CCS Institute welcomes the opportunity to offer feedback on the legislative proposals amending Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814. You will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full responseResponse to Greenhouse gas emissions savings methodology for low-carbon fuels
25 Oct 2024
The European Union's ambition of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 has brought carbon management technologies like Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) firmly into focus. As CO2 capture technologies could also enable the production of low-carbon fuels at scale, they have emerged as a crucial component of the industrial carbon management value chain to decarbonise certain hard-to-abate industries, including the transportation and power sectors. Given the important role low-carbon fuels enabled by CCS are expected to play in the bloc's decarbonisation efforts, the Global CCS Institute welcomes the opportunity provided by the European Commission to offer feedback on the draft delegated regulation supplementing Directive (EU) 2024/1788 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and annex specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels. You will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full response29 Jul 2024
The European Union (EU) has taken a leadership role in establishing a roadmap to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Central to this ambition, as underscored in the European Commission's proposed 2040 climate target and EU industrial carbon management strategy, is the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removals (CDR) as critical technologies for meeting decarbonisation objectives. To progress such projects, the EU legislative framework must consistently support their deployment. The Global CCS Institute is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of CCS to tackle climate change and deliver climate neutrality. Our team drives the adoption of CCS as quickly and cost effectively as possible by sharing expertise, building capacity and providing advice to enable these technologies to play their part in a net-zero future. In this context, we welcome the opportunity provided by the European Commission to offer feedback on the draft implementing regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 as regards updating the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. You will find our considerations in the attached file.
Read full responseResponse to Amendment of the EU ETS Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) in response to the ETS revision/Fit For 55
23 Aug 2023
The European Union (EU) has taken a leadership role in establishing a roadmap to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the technologies that will be needed to reach this objective. To get CCS projects off the ground, the EU legislative framework should be consistent in supporting these technologies. The Global CCS Institute is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of CCS to tackle climate change and deliver climate neutrality. Our team drives the adoption of CCS as quickly and cost effectively as possible by sharing expertise, building capacity and providing advice to enable this technology to play its part in a net-zero future. In this context, we welcome the opportunity offered by the European Commission to give feedback on the draft implementing regulation updating the rules for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the EU ETS. You will find our recommendations in the attached file.
Read full responseResponse to Carbon capture utilisation and storage deployment
21 Aug 2023
The recently released European Commission's Net-Zero Industry Act has confirmed Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a strategic net-zero technology to achieve the European Union (EU)'s decarbonisation objectives. To meet the underlying target of 50 Mtpa CO2 injection capacity by 2030, appropriate policy, regulatory and financial frameworks are needed. In this context, the adoption of an EU strategy on industrial carbon management provides an excellent opportunity to translate into concrete measures the objectives proposed in the Net-Zero Industry Act. The Global CCS Institute is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of CCS to tackle climate change and deliver climate neutrality. Our team drives the adoption of CCS as quickly and cost-effectively as possible by sharing expertise, building capacity and providing advice to enable this technology to play its part in a net-zero future. In this context, we welcome the European Commission's call for evidence and public consultation on the upcoming industrial carbon management strategy to share views. Timely development of CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the EU is an urgent priority. Given CO2 infrastructure is not developing fast enough currently, this strategy must act as a stepping stone by outlining some immediate steps to overcome existing bottlenecks. It could be later complemented by further actions, following a more flexible approach based on regular progress assessments, to fill any gaps on the path to net-zero. We support the European Commission's considerations to "identify regulatory needs for emerging CO2 transport and storage infrastructure", "explore coordinated EU and Member State funding in industrial carbon management projects that leverage private investment in solutions for long-term decarbonisation and CO2 use", "explore a role for an industrial initiative", and "the issues related to industrial carbon management public awareness", as explained in the attached position paper.
Read full responseResponse to Net Zero Industry Act
27 Jun 2023
The Global CCS Institute welcomes the European Commission's efforts in supporting the development of strategic technologies that are needed to meet the European Union (EU)s carbon neutrality objective. Carbon capture and storage (CCS), in particular, is a pivotal component of this ambition. Its ability to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at their source as well as remove CO2 from the atmosphere enables large-scale emission reductions by storing captured CO2 underground and makes it an essential part of the solution. By allowing existing industries to transform to low-carbon opportunities, CCS also facilitates the creation of sustainable quality jobs and safeguards the industrial competitiveness of the EU. In line with the Net-Zero Industry Act, the Global CCS Institute fully supports the proposed 50 million tons target for available CO2 storage injection capacity by 2030 and faster administrative and permit-granting processes for net-zero technologies through the establishment of a one-stop shop to unleash the CCS potential of Europe. However, to create the right conditions for an adequate CO2 value chain to develop, we would like to suggest the following: 1. A more comprehensive scope of net-zero technologies to cover the entire CO2 value chain, 2. All suitable geological formations, including saline aquifers, be explicitly considered for underground CO2 storage, 3. A fit-for-purpose European CO2 infrastructure regulatory framework to complement the existing legislation, 4. Appropriate mechanisms to de-risk underground CO2 storage development and support a commercial business model, 5. A European set of CO2 quality standards, 6. A platform to share best practices among EU Member States to simplify permit-granting processes in a coordinated and harmonised manner. We invite you to refer to the attachment to read our full response.
Read full responseMeeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)
15 Jun 2023 · The role of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage as it relates to supporting industrial decarbonisation goals and Europe’s climate ambitious
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)
15 Jun 2023 · Annual Europe Forum
Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)
17 May 2022 · Carbon capture utilization and storage
Response to Revision of the EU Emission Trading System Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR)
24 Jul 2020
The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (the Institute) is an international think tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS), a vital technology to tackle climate change and deliver climate neutrality.
The Institute welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft implementing regulation with updated rules on monitoring and reporting (2021-2030) under the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS). This response draws on our climate policy expertise combined with in-depth research, data and information on all aspects of CCS deployment.
Suggestions for upcoming legislative initiatives on the EU ETS:
• Non-pipeline CO2 transport should be included under the EU ETS
The ETS Directive includes CO2 capture, transport by pipelines and geological storage of CO2 in its scope of activities. The installations that are covered by the ETS can only benefit from the ETS carbon price when their captured CO2 is transported to storage via pipelines. Transporting CO2 by other means than pipelines (e.g. by ships, trains or trucks) requires surrendering EUAs for captured CO2 emissions. This undermines the business model of upcoming CCS projects that intend to fully leverage economies of scale by capturing emissions from industrial clusters and using various CO2 transportation modalities in the shared CO2 transport and storage infrastructure.
• Challenging Timeline
Based on the length of negotiations on the ETS Directive in the past, the next round of CCS projects in Europe are expected to be operational before the upcoming revision of the ETS Directive will be adopted. The Porthos Project in The Netherlands is aiming for FID in 2021 and becoming operational by end of 2023. The Full-Scale Project in Norway is expected to become operational in 2024.
• The Need for Certainty
The Institute would like to highlight that providing clarity and certainty to the project participants making financial commitments, notably by making it clear how (by which legislative process) and by when is this barrier planned to be addressed, is instrumental to enable CCS projects to succeed in Europe. This is equally important for governments who rely on these technologies for decarbonising their economies, and for facilitating pan-European cooperation where the emission sources and CO2 storage can be in different geographical locations.
Other initiatives on European level already recognise the need to cover all modes of CO2 transport under the ETS. This is included in the TEG report on the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and firmly considered under the upcoming revision of the TEN-E regulation.
Conclusion
The EU has taken a leadership role in addressing climate change and establishing a vision to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through a fair transition. CCS is one of the technologies that will be needed to achieve climate neutrality in Europe and beyond. In order to bring about the next wave of CCS projects in Europe, the EU legislative framework should be consistent in supporting these technologies, including by supporting different.
The Institute welcomes the Commission to consider the attached submission.
Read full responseResponse to A EU hydrogen strategy
7 Jun 2020
The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (the Institute) is an international think-tank whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as an imperative technology in tackling climate change.
The Global CCS Institute welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Union’s consultation on its proposal on the development of a European hydrogen strategy.
Clean hydrogen can make a significant contribution to achieving a climate neutral economy in Europe. It has significant application in stationary energy, transport, domestic and industrial heat, and industrial processes. The rapid ramp up of large scale clean hydrogen production is required to support ambitious climate targets.
Deploying mature technologies, proven at commercial scale for decades that are available now will facilitate a growing market for clean hydrogen in Europe by underpinning demand and enabling early investments in infrastructure and supply chains. CCS can enable early, clean hydrogen at scale, which can kick-start a European clean hydrogen economy.
The Institute's detailed response to the consultation is in the attached document.
Read full responseResponse to Climate Law
31 Jan 2020
The Global CCS Institute applauds the EU’s climate ambition to become climate-neutral by 2050, its efforts to bring the first European Climate Law into force and welcomes the opportunity to submit input to the public consultation on the Climate Law roadmap.
The law should be comprehensive focusing on both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. It is important that the notion of climate neutrality be clearly defined along with how accounting will be undertaken, this providing the necessary clarity for industry and other stakeholders. The objective of climate neutrality will require a portfolio of climate solutions and carbon removal technologies. This includes carbon capture and storage (CCS), a proven technology needed to reach net-zero in the timescale required. The proposed law should therefore support for all climate mitigation solutions and technologies necessary to undertake the industrial transition to climate neutral future.
CCS can significantly reduce emissions in energy-intensive industries, power generation and other hard-to-decarbonise sectors. In cement production, it is the only solution able to address process emissions. CCS can also be an enabler and source of negative emissions with BECCS and direct air capture. It will be an enabler for the large-scale production of clean hydrogen used to decarbonise a wide variety of applications and industries. The important role of CCS has been highlighted in the IPCC SR15, the Commission's A Clean Planet for all Communication, the report by the High-Level Group on Energy-intensive Industries and the work of the International Energy Agency.
There are currently two operating large-scale CCS facilities in Europe, both in Norway. There are an additional 4 large-scale facilities in different stages of development across Europe, notably in the Netherlands, Ireland and Norway. These are all pioneering and innovative European projects needed to tackle CO2 emissions and that should be supported in the Climate Law and future instruments, policies and measures put together to deliver climate neutrality and the Green Deal.
CCS will offer significant clean growth opportunities for Europe and its industries while securing a just transition for all. It is crucial not outsource the benefits and opportunities presented by the Green Deal. As stated in the Green Deal communication, EU industry can become climate frontrunners and leaders in developing and commercialising breakthrough technologies for key industrial sectors. The law will need to strengthen policy confidence for CCS and other innovative technologies giving the opportunity to upscale and de-risk its deployment, the first commercial plants and technology investments.
Europe has the opportunity to play a leading role to develop CCS and its commercial application. The European Climate Law needs to support climate innovation and deployment of important technologies necessary to secure the just transition and clean growth opportunities.
Further information on CCS and current projects in Europe and globally available here: https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/resources/global-status-report/
Read full responseMeeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and
12 Jan 2020 · European Green Deal, carbon capture and storage
Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)
21 Nov 2019 · CCS, hydrogen
Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)
18 Jan 2019 · Discuss with the Institute global developments in the deployment of CCS
Response to Commission Delegated Regulation establishing the Innovation Fund
11 Jan 2019
Global CCS Institute welcomes the opportunity to share its views and comments on the Draft Delegated Regulation of the Innovation Fund. The Institute’s recommendations have been informed by the organisation’s experience in managing the EC EEPR CCS Knowledge Sharing Network and its work in CCS globally. Please find our comments in the attached document.
Read full responseMeeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and
29 Apr 2015 · CCS presentation to the Commissioner