Published: September 24th, 2024,
Last updated: September 24th, 2024

When the Bundestag debates the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act (KSpG) next Friday, the focus will be on the capture and underground storage of CO2, or CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) for short. There is plenty of reason for debate. Enabling CCS for use in gas-fired power plants, as provided for in the law, carries the risk of delaying the move away from the fossil fuel business model for longer than necessary.