Germany is developing a carbon management strategy
Industrial emitters demand action to kickstart German CCS
Companies urge government to prioritise rapid scale-up of technology and infrastructure in forthcoming national carbon management strategy
A group of 14 industrial companies including Dow Chemicals and cement producer Holcim has called on the German government to streamline planning rules for CCS projects and make the “breakthrough” climate technology the main focus of state funding programmes. The government must further strengthen proposed subsidies for CCS projects and push through legal reforms allowing the “rapid” development of a CO₂ pipeline network and a wider value chain, the companies say in a joint position paper. It should also formally recognise international regulations allowing cross-border shipments of CO₂ to be injected into offshore storage. The call for action comes as the government develops a carbon managem
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