On 17 and 19 September 2024, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) and DNV Netherlands B.V. held two workshops to inform stakeholders on the latest updates made to the CCS Directive Guidance Documents and to address questions raised during the consultation period.
The CCS Directive Guidance Documents provide a comprehensive methodological approach for implementing the key provisions of the CCS Directive and help ensure the environmental safety of geological storage of CO2 across the EU.
The revised Guidance Documents address technical and market developments, as well as clarify aspects such as the transition from hydrocarbon production to CO2 storage or financial security requirements.
Documents:
- Guidance Document 1: CO2 Storage Life Cycle and Risk Management Framework
- Guidance Document 2: Characterisation of the Storage Complex, CO2 Stream Composition, Monitoring and Corrective Measures
- Guidance Document 3: Criteria for Transfer of Responsibility to the Competent Authority
- Guidance Document 4: Financial Security and Financial Contribution
Please find the presentations for each Guidance Document in the agenda below.
- climate change
- Tuesday 17 September 2024, 09:00 - Thursday 19 September 2024, 12:30 (CEST)
- Live streaming available
Programme
- 17 Sep 2024, 09:00 - 11:00 (CEST)Guidance Document 1: CO₂ Storage Life Cycle and Risk Management Framework
- 11:30 - 13:30 (CEST)Guidance Document 2: Characterisation of the Storage Complex, CO₂ Stream Composition, Monitoring and Corrective Measures
- 15:00 - 17:00 (CEST)Guidance Document 3: Criteria for Transfer of Responsibility to the Competent Authority
- 19 Sep 2024, 09:30 - 12:30 (CEST)Guidance Document 4: Financial Security and Financial Contribution
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 17 September 2024, 09:00 - Thursday 19 September 2024, 12:30 (CEST)
- Where
- Conference Centre Albert Borschette
- Languages
- English
Description
Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) refers to a range of technologies used to manage and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial facilities and remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a combination of technologies used to capture CO2 from industrial exhaust gases and safely store it underground in suitable geological formations. The Commission ensures careful site selection and safety assessment through the CCS Directive, which provides the legal framework for the safe geological storage of CO2 in EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.
Four Guidance Documents were originally published in 2011 and updated in July 2024. From 2023 to early 2024, the Commission gathered input from competent authorities, prospective storage operators and other interested parties for a technical update of the four Guidance Documents.
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