2015 is a very important year for the future of CCS in Europe and in the World. Important decisions are expected for large-scale storage demos in Europe, in particular in the North Sea region. The first projects supported by the EC Horizon 2020 research funding will also start and results from the previous 7th Framework Programme will become available. The European Commission will also communicate the outcome from the recent evaluation of the CCS Directive and the European CCS enabling policy framework. Globally, a new post-Kyoto agreement on GHG emission reduction (in which CO2 storage will have a role to play) is expected as a major outcome of the UNFCCC COP 21/CMP 11 meeting that will be held in Paris in December 2015.
2015 is also a very special year for CO2GeoNet as it will be the 10th anniversary of the Open Forum, which we would like to celebrate with you.
The CO2GeoNet Open Forum offers a unique opportunity for stakeholders and major players in the CCS arena and wider energy–climate debate to meet and discuss recent developments with Europe's largest group of researchers on CO2 geological storage.
