Value chain reality check: Is CO₂ storage the real bottleneck for scaling CCS in Europe?
The discussion will focus on a key question: Is CCS being slowed by limited CO2 storage capacity or by a lack of committed capture volumes?
Agenda:
09:00 – 09:10 Introduction and framing, Salman Muhammad and Zisan Özdemir, Zero Emissions Platform
09:10 – 09:20 Market overview «What the CCS pipeline tells us», Eric Rambech, CaptureMap/Endrava
09:20 – 09:30 The role of the Net Zero Industry Act, Codie Rossi, Clean Air Task Force
09:30 – 10:00 Value Reality Check – panel, moderated by Iria Vazquez, Zero Emissions Platform
10:00 – 10:30 Q&A, moderated by Iria Vazquez, Zero Emissions Platform
Europe is entering a decisive phase for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Policy momentum is growing, industrial actors are announcing capture projects across multiple sectors, and new transport and storage infrastructure is being planned.
Yet a key question continues to shape discussions across the industry: will sufficient CO2 storage capacity be ready to match the rapidly growing pipeline of capture projects?
While some claim that storage capacity and permitting timelines risk becoming the main bottleneck, others suggest the opposite: that storage projects cannot advance without firmer capture commitments.
This session will bring together actors from across the CCS value chain to test assumptions and examine where the real bottlenecks lie in scaling CCS across Europe. The goal of the session is to provide a clear, reality-based discussion of CCS deployment constraints, drawing on both data and practical project experience.