Building momentum for the long-term CCS deployment in the CEE region

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The project focuses on <strong>the challenge of achieving the deep reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions </strong>across all sectors of the European economy by 2050 through deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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 <strong>reduce industrial emissions, provide low-carbon industrial heat and improve the security of electricity supply</strong> 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. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We aim to <strong>renew the discussion on the long-term deployment of CCS in the CEE region</strong>, 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. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The project covers <strong>Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Baltic states and Ukraine</strong> with the support of expertise partner from <strong>Norway</strong>. The 3 phases are envisioned:</span></span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Assessment of current state and potential of technological options, as well as European policy landscape and national contexts;</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Development of national roadmaps as well as regional cooperation roadmap for CCS deployment in the CEE region;</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Supporting implementation of the roadmaps through networking and capacity building events.</span></span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The project is designed to provide the basis for supporting initiatives and policy-based international collaboration beyond the funding period. The <strong>dedicated platform</strong> 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.</span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Having donor project partner has no influence on administartive/management side but the benefits of having them as a partner was their technology and policy expertise, which led to improved knowledge and understanding of CCS on the part of the partner, and the opportunity to visit and network with Norwegian organisations and companies.

Project partners

• Energy Policy Group Donor project partner· Romania
• Institute for European Integration Donor project partner· Czechia
• Civitta Latvija Donor project partner· Latvia
• Bellona Foundation Donor project partner· Norway