South Korea enacted Act No. 20203 on 6 February 2024. The law took effect on 7 February 2025 and establishes the national framework for technology development and industrialisation of carbon dioxide capture, transport, storage and utilisation, including storage-business and marine-storage provisions.
South Korea Act on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport, Storage and Utilisation
Regulatory Active
Verified
National Governance Context
South Korea Overview
Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
3
Identified Projects
7
Operational Cap 0.0 Mtpa
Under Construction Cap 0.0 Mtpa
Planned Cap 4.0 Mtpa
Related Policy Network
Directly Linked Assets
Gwangyang LNG terminal blue hydrogen
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
SK Ulsan Complex
Capture — 0.4 Mtpa
Yeosu Myodo Island Blue Hydrogen Plant
Capture — 0.43 Mtpa
Korea CCS 1 & 2
Capture — 1 Mtpa
Donghae CCS Project (capture sources under evaluation)
Full chain — 1.2 Mtpa
Boryeong Blue hydrogen
Capture — 2 Mtpa
SK E&S Honeywell gas power plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa