Switzerland aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, not all greenhouse gas emissions can be avoided, which is why measures are needed to capture, transport, use or permanently store CO2 . Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, or CCUS for short, is the technical term for this. CCUS is a combination of various technologies and processes to reduce CO2 emissions. These can then be further processed or stored permanently. The development of a CCUS system in Switzerland raises many unanswered questions and is a decades-long project.
Together with its cooperation partners from the private sector cemsuisse, scienceindustries, Ziegelindustrie Schweiz, IGEB and economiesuisse, the Association of the Swiss Gas Industry (VSG) has launched the Swiss CO2 Congress as a platform for exchange between practitioners, business, science, politics and public administration. At the first event, held on the 23rd of September 2024, the cooperation partners provided information on how the economy is tackling the challenges, what experiences it is having in the process and what further questions are arising. High-profile speakers from Switzerland and abroad highlighted the political and financing frameworks conditions that are crucial to the successful development of CCUS.
