EU agrees to fund carbon capture trials

Article reports that the European Union's ambition to become a leading player in carbon capture and storage received a boost in February 2010 when Member States agreed a plan that will direct billions of euros to test the unproven technology. EU Member States have also agreed to dedicate some unspecified share to support 'innovative renewable energy technologies'.

CCS – which involves capturing carbon from power plants and other industrial installations and then burying it underground so that it cannot collect in the atmosphere – is seen by some as a vital part of efforts to reduce global warming.

EurActiv, 4.2.10: EU agrees billions to fund renewables, CCS http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/eu-agrees-billions-fund-renewabl-news-257367

European Renewable Energy Council: Press Release, 3.2.10: NER300 – better than expected” http://www.erec.org/fileadmin/erec_docs/Documents/Press_Releases/EREC%20Press%20Release%20-%20NER300.pdf

ESO: Background information: Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-carbon-capture-and-geological-storage-ccs/

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