EU paper calls for binding CCS targets by 2030

According to a paper produced by consultants on behalf of the European Commission in December 2014, EU member states should be given binding targets for installing technology to capture and store carbon emissions.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an experimental technology that traps emissions produced at power plants to reduce their contribution to climate change.

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European Commission: Triple E, Ricardo AEA, TNO December 2014 Support to the review of Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (CCS Directive) http://www.ccs-directive-evaluation.eu/assets/CCS-Directive-evaluation-Final-Report.pdf

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

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