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Germany to Legalise Underground CO2 Storage in Climate Drive - EnviroNews - Latest Environment News, Climate Change, Renewable Energy
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To date, it has been forbidden to separate CO2 and to pressurize it in the Earth. This is supposed to change. What exactly is the government planning? The most important questions and answers
Second attempt for the CCS law in the cabinet, which had already been tried by predecessor Habeck: the technology is to serve the climate protection. Environmental organisations fear a label vertigo.
Germany to legalise underground CO2 storage in climate drive - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
The German Government approved on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, draft legislation that would legalise the underground storage of carbon dioxide (C02), a key step in its strategy to meet climate change goals. The plans include the development of a national CO2 transport network to facilitate carbon capture and storage (CCS), particularly for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. German Economy Minister Katharina Reiche speaks to the media while visitin…
Germany to legalise underground CO2 storage in climate drive - QUICK NEWS AFRICA
Berlin, Aug. 6, 2025 (dpa/NAN) The German Government approved on Wednesday draft legislation that would legalise the underground storage of carbon dioxide (C02), a key step in its strategy to meet climate change goals. The plans include the development of a national CO2 transport network to facilitate carbon capture and storage (CCS), particularly for hard-to-abate
The BN strongly criticizes the amendment of the CCS Act (Coal Dioxide Storage Act/KSpTG) adopted today in the Federal Cabinet. The bill is to be passed in the Bundestag in autumn and thus the construction of a CO2 line network in Germany is to be made possible. The CO2 deposited in industrial plants and power plants is to be transported either abroad or directly pressed into Germany. The federal states can decide via a country opening clause ("o…
Today, the Federal Cabinet advises on the new CO2 storage law – a step that is intended to enable the commercial use and underground storage of CO2 (CCS technology). While the hope for a "game changer" is growing, experts warn for caution: the technology is not a panacea. At the same time, oil companies like BP are again increasingly relying on fossil energies – with new finds and strategy changes.
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