GERMANY PUSHES AHEAD WITH CARBON CAPTURE LAW
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
GERMANY has proposed a draft national law promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which would see liability for CO2 leaks transferred to the German government after a facility had been in place for 80 years. The law includes detailed standards on operating CCS systems and should complement European Union legislation on this issue.
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GERMANY has proposed a draft national law promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which would see liability for CO2 leaks transferred to the German government after a facility had been in place for 80 years. The law includes detailed standards on operating CCS systems and should complement European Union legislation on this issue.
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