The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has approved a Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to help Norway reduce its carbon footprint and meet the European goal of climate-neutrality by 2050.
Announced on Friday (17th July), the approval allows for the establishment of carbon capture facilities at Norcem, a cement factory in Brevik, and Fortum Oslo Varme, a Waste-to-Energy plant.
The captured CO2 is then to be transported and stored deep below the seabed in the North Sea. This part of the process is to be carried out by a joint venture between Shell, Total and Equinor, known as Northern Lights.
“This CCS project is a ground-breaking step towards tackling climate change – an issue that affects all of us,” said Bente Angell-Hansen, President of ESA.
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