Dear CO2 Value Europe members and followers,
As the year comes to a close, this holiday edition of our newsletter highlights a particularly dense period for Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) at EU level. The European Commission is laying the groundwork for major upcoming initiatives – from the revision of the ETS, to the upcoming Circular Economy Act and the CO2 transport infrastructure and CO2 markets framework – while a series of new rules, strategies and plans have recently been adopted. Together, they confirm that CCU is increasingly on the EU agenda, but also show that key choices and challenges still lie ahead. In this issue, we summarise where CCU is gaining ground, and where wider recognition, stronger political ownership and clearer frameworks are still needed.
We also look at funding opportunities for the CCU community. The publication of the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Programmes opens several relevant calls across capture, utilisation and enabling technologies, while the Innovation Fund continues to support industrial carbon management, with a notable share of CCU projects among the selected proposals. In the articles below, you will find an overview of the most relevant opportunities and how CO2 Value Europe is supporting its members in navigating them.
This edition is also an opportunity to warmly welcome two new members to our association: the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the National Institute of Chemistry, our first member from Slovenia. We are delighted to have them join our growing and increasingly diverse community.
As we close 2025, we would like to thank all our members and partners for their continued engagement and collaboration. We wish you a joyful holiday season, and we look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead!
