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Publish date: September 5, 2010
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According to the draft legislation, test sites in the form of demonstration plants must first be established before the government decides in 2017 whether CCS should be used as a long-term environmental solution.
“Coal-to-power plants will only have a future if they become less dangerous for the climate. CCS is offering a perspective for this,” said environment minister Sigmar Gabriel in a statement.
The German Energy and Water Association, amongst other groups, supported the law as it enables the planning and implementation of new CCS projects.
Some environmental groups, however, point out that the draft legislation is a political compromise, whereby it looks to regulate CCS in demonstration plants but does not offer a more comprehensive legislative framework for a broader deployment of CCS throughout the country.
The draft law must now be considered by Germany’s cabinet and must win parliamentary approval.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has told the United Nations atomic energy watchdog that Russia plans to restart Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russian troops and technicians, fueling worries about a serious nuclear accident on the front lines of a grinding military conflict.
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After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.