Clifford Chance

Carbon Capture and Storage in Germany – Update on the legislative process

21 August 2024

The German Government has announced that it will enable Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and facilitate Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) on an industrial scale, paving the way for a future CO2 pipeline network.

To do so, the Government introduced a long-awaited draft bill to revise the Carbon Dioxide Act (Kohlendioxid-Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG)). Since its introduction to Parliament, the bill has undergone important changes during the ongoing legislative process.

Download PDF