12 March 20247 March 2024 Commission welcomes political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals A new framework will help the EU to reach climate neutrality by certifying carbon removals and carbon farming to ensure that they are transparent and trusted, preventing greenwashing and creating new business opportunities
11 March 20245 March 2024 European Hydrogen Bank pilot auction: 132 bids received from 17 European countries The pilot auction under the European Hydrogen Bank, for renewable hydrogen production in Europe, has attracted 132 bids from projects located in 17 European countries
8 March 202414 March 2024 Industrial Carbon Management interactive stories: a new tool to discover EU-funded projects in the CCUS sector According to the EU’s climate targets, at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year (Mtpa) will need to be captured by 2030, approximately 280 Mtpa by 2040 and up to 450 Mtpa by 2050
8 January 202422 December 2023 Tailwind for the first climate-neutral cement plant Holcim in Germany’s Carbon2Business innovation project receives two awards at the UN Climate Change Conference Holcim's Carbon2Business innovation project was awarded two prizes in recognition of its outstanding, innovative efforts to decarbonize industry
5 January 202421 December 2023 LyondellBasell Advanced Recycling Project Selected For EU Innovation Fund Grant The company’s MoReTec plant is one of the 41 projects selected in the EU Innovation Fund ‘Third Call for Large Scale Projects’
13 October 202311 October 2023 Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) should be recognised as a strategic net zero technology in the EU Net Zero Industry Act CCU technologies will enable the supply of renewable fuels and other alternative sources of energy, as well as commercial products such as plastics, concrete, and reactants for chemical synthesis
16 August 202314 August 2023 The road to decarbonising the steel industry Axel Eggert, Director General of EUROFER, discusses the steel industry’s journey to decarbonisation and the challenges facing the transition