Why it is a necessity: CCUS in the EU, a new position paper from Energy Technologies Europe (formerly EPPSA (European Power Plant Suppliers Association) but now describing itself as representing 'providers of state-of-the-art solutions for energy conversion') sets out the case for carbon capture, utilisation and storage

The EU emits almost 4.5 billion tonnes of C[O.sub.2] equivalent per year, the ETE paper notes. This amount will need to be drastically reduced to transform the EU into a [...]