Regulating CO2 Transportation Infrastructure | FSR online debates

Exploring European Approaches and Future Policy Directions

On January 30, 2025, the European Commission announced the distribution of almost 250 million euros of its Connecting Europe Facility funds to support the construction of 3 projects and the funding of 9 preparatory studies for CCS infrastructures. This financial support follows the Net Zero Industry Act (June 2024), which set a capture capacity target of 50 MtCO2/y by 2030. However, in contrast to these recent developments, NGOs have sent a letter to Commission President Von der Leyen calling for the urgent development of an EU Action Plan for CCS. In particular, the first point of the letter calls for regulation of CO2 transportation infrastructures. In light of this context, this debate will discuss the regulation of CCS transportation regulation.