Calling for the recognition of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) as strategic net zero technologies in the EU Net Zero Industry Act.

This Joint letter has been co-signed by different European associations and confederations to stress the strategic net zero potential of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (#CCU) technology in the EU Net Zero Industry Act.

CCU technologies increase the resilience of the #EUeconomy and its industrial systems by durably storing #CO2 or solid carbon in material and reusing captured carbon as an alternative carbon feedstock to produce fuels, chemicals, and materials as a replacement for fossil equivalents.

ESWET alongside the co-signatories of this letter advocates for the consideration of CCU technology in the list of strategic #netzero technologies because:

• CCU applications are recognised by the IPCC as important technologies to mitigate climate change.
• CCU EU-funded projects have demonstrated the commercial readiness level of these solutions by the EU Innovation Fund framework.
• CCU contributes to increasing the resilience of the EU economy. Creating a European territory more independent from fossil imports, diminishing GHG emissions, and fostering circularity across industry and cities.

[Read the full joint letter here]