WEBINARCan CCS/CCU contribute substantially toreach “net zero”?
Current Situation and Ongoing Projects on Carbon Captureand Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Use (CCU) inGermany and Japan

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26th January 2022

Time:

8:30 – 10:00 CET / 16:30 – 18:00 JST

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ZOOM

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EnglishECOS Consult ❖ Westerbreite 7 ❖ 49084 Osnabrück ❖ Germany ❖ Tel: +49 (0) 541 911 909 90 ❖ Email: info@ecos.eu ❖ www.ecos.eu

Webinar „Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Use (CCU) in Germany and Japan”

Background & Content
As many other countries, Japan as well as the EU and Germany have committed to decarbonize
their economies and reach “net zero” GHG emissions by 2050 the latest and 2045 respectively.
While the goal is clear, the pathway towards net zero is yet to be defined. The need for the useof carbon capture and storage and use (CCS/ CCU) in order to deal with remaining CO2 emissions
is controversially discussed. The IPCC assumes that remaining CO2 emissions cannot be absorbed
by natural sinks (forests, peatlands, etc.) only and that especially in the second half of thiscentury, CCS/CCU technologies and other Negative Emission Technologies (NET) will have to be
used to a greater or lesser extent.
The webinar on January 26th, 2022 will provide general information on the economic aspects,
utilization potentials, GHG mitigation contribution, and environmental risks of CCS & CCU as wellas highlight the specific political strategies, regulatory environment and ongoing projects inGermany and Japan.

Program
8:30 CET / 16:30 JST

Welcome by the Moderator (Johanna Schilling, ECOS)
Greeting addressDr. Vera Rodenhoff, Head Of Division, International Cooperation onEnvironment, Energy and Cities Cooperation with OECD, German
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear
Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

8:35 CET / 16:35 JST

Introduction: Economic aspects, utilization potentials, GHG
mitigation contribution, and environmental risks of CCS & CCU
Dr. Martin Cames, Head of Energy & Climate Division (Berlin), OekoInstitut

8:45 CET / 16:45 JST

Overview of political and regulatory Status Quo of CC(U)S in Germanyand the EU
Dr. Laura von Vitorelli, Researcher, Environmental Law & Governance,Oeko-Institut

8:55 CET / 16:55 JST

Overview of political, technical and regulatory Status Quo of CC(U)Sin Japan
Kazuki Fukui, Deputy Director, Climate Change Projects Office, Global
Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

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Webinar „Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Use (CCU) in Germany and Japan”

9:15 CET / 17:15 JST

Panel discussion: How and to what extent can CCS and CCU contributeto reach “net zero” globally?
Chair: Elias Spiekermann, German Federal Ministry for theEnvironment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer
Protection (BMUV)Participants:
Dr. Martin Cames, Head of Energy & Climate Division (Berlin), OekoInstitut
Kazuki Fukui, Deputy Director, Climate Change Projects Office, Global
Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
Joerg Rueger, Division IK III 1, Federal Ministry for Environment,
Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection(BMUV)

9:40 CET / 17:40 JST

Q&A with the Audience

10:00CET / 18:00 JSTEnd

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