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Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner says CCS is the key to cut CO2 emissions in China
Publish date: May 25, 2009
Written by: Camilla Langsholt
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Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner says CCS is the key to cut CO2 emissions in China
BRUSSELS – At the high-level EU-China summit in Prague May 20th climate change was at the top agenda focusing on how China can balance its economic development with cutting CO2 emissions.
EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said that in order to support China’s fight against climate change, the European Union need to share know-how on CO2 capture and storage (CCS).
“It is crucial to put CCS for China on the top of the political agenda”, says Eivind Hoff of Bellona Europa. “The deployment of CCS in China as an instrument to cut CO2 emissions need to start further rather than later, and concerns about intellectual property rights cannot be allowed to be a barrier in this endeavour,” he underscored.
The importance of a quick deployment of CCS in China was also highlighted earlier this month at the second meeting of the EU-China High Level Trade and Economic Dialogue (HED), between the European Commission and the Chinese government. During the meeting, both parties recommitted to build a coal-fired power plant with CO2 capture and storage by 2020.
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