Events

Museum of Natural Sciences 29 Rue Vautier, 1000 Brussels Click here for travel instructions and a location map.

12 NOVEMBER 2008

With fossil fuels remaining a major source for generating electricity and rising demand for coal, there is a broad international consensus that only by using carbon capture & storage (CCS) technology will we be able to reduce CO2 emissions from the power sector.

This half-day seminar brought together key actors from the EU and Japanese Authorities and from industry to explain the new regulatory frameworks, how a series of demonstration projects could be managed, the expectations of industry and broader international aspects of CCS regulation.

• Provide an overview of the legislation to promote and regulate the use of CCS technology in the EU and Japan
• Explain the strategies of the EU and Japan in relation to demonstration projects and how they might be financed
• Get an industrial perspective from an EU power company, a Japanese CCS technology producer and an EU company involved with CCS projects in China
• Facilitate a dialogue on CCS issues between regulators and industry from the EU and Japan

• Representatives of the EU and Japanese Authorities
• Representatives of national authorities
• Representatives of private industry
• Representatives of industrial associations
• Representatives of research organisations
• Representatives of NGOs
• ...