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Legal instrument details: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Directive

Classification
Legal name
Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Short name
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Directive
CELEX reference
32009L0031
Identification number
2009/31/EC
Issued by
European Parliament and Council
URL to issuer
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
Parent legal instrument
Abstract
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) refers to the process by which from large sources like power plants, CO2 is captured, compressed and transported to and injected into geological storage sites, which are generally deep underground layers of porous rock capped with impermeable rock, in ways that ensure the CO2 does not leak out into the atmosphere. The geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) can prevent and minimise the harmful effects of climate change. This directive establishes rules to ensure this practice is done safely.
Reporting framework
Reporting obligations
Comments
EC accession
Convention secretariat