Germany allowed carbon transport and sub-seabed storage
- Germany allowed carbon transport and sub-seabed storage.
- Germany is Europe’s biggest economy and aims to become carbon neutral by 2045.
- Germany’s government will allow carbon capture and sub-seabed storage technology in certain industries.
- These systems will capture carbon dioxide produced by industrial processes at the point of emission and remove it from the atmosphere.
- Germany is likely to miss its climate goals and is targeting to capture around 34 million and 73 million tons of carbon annually by 2045.
- Under the new law changes, transportation of CO2 and its storage in sub-seabed areas will be allowed except for protected marine zones.
- The government has amended the carbon storage law and created a clear legal framework for developing a CO2 pipeline infrastructure.
- Germany will also sign the London Protocol amendment to make CO2 off-shore exports possible.
- Germany has around 1.5 billion to 8.3 billion tons of CO2 storage capacity under the North Sea. It can annually deposit 20 million tons of CO2.
