Germany published key principles for a Carbon Management Strategy and a draft amendment to the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act in February 2024. The federal cabinet adopted the key principles in May 2024. They prioritise CCS and CCU for hard-to-abate emissions and propose enabling CO2 transport and offshore storage while excluding marine protected areas.
Germany Carbon Management Strategy Key Principles (2024)
Strategic Policy principles adopted
Verified
National Governance Context
Germany Overview
Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
2
Identified Projects
21
Operational Cap 0.0 Mtpa
Under Construction Cap 0.2 Mtpa
Planned Cap 47.0 Mtpa
Related Policy Network
Peer Frameworks
Directly Linked Assets
GeZero carbon capture project (Geseke)
Capture — 0.7 Mtpa
Stade facility Green Methanol
CCU — 0.274 Mtpa
Everest
Capture — 1.4 Mtpa
Aker Carbon Capture Biomass CHP (unknown facility)
Capture — 0.25 Mtpa
Capsol feasibility study waste to energy Germany
Capture — 0.18 Mtpa
Capsol feasibility study cement Germany
Capture — 0.4 Mtpa
Waste to hydrogen Boson Energy (BEH2X DE)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Catch4Climate Mergelstetten
CCU — 0.1 Mtpa
Deuna cement plant (Thuringia)
Capture — 0.62 Mtpa
CarbonBridge
Transport — 0 Mtpa
Heidelberg Materials LEILAC 2
Capture — 0.1 Mtpa
Carbon2Business Laegerdorf
CCU — 1.2 Mtpa
Wilhelmshaven Energy Hub BlueHyNow
Capture — 1.3 Mtpa
H2GE Rostock
Capture — 2 Mtpa
CO2nnectNow HES Wilhelmshaven Tank Terminal phase 1
Transport — 10 Mtpa
Carbon Clean CEMEX Rudersdorf plant phase 1
CCU — 0.11 Mtpa
Cemex Rudersdorf CO2llect
Capture — 1.3 Mtpa
Hover cement works Hannover phase 2
Capture — 0.8 Mtpa
Rohm chemical plant (x2)
CCU — 0.5 Mtpa
German carbon transport grid
Transport — 25.8 Mtpa
Waste to energy CCU to TES Wilhemshaven (unknown facility)
CCU — 0.4 Mtpa