With the decarbonisation of the global economy as one of the greatest challenges of our times, the cement industry is focusing strongly on the mitigation of its CO₂ emissions. Among the many technologies available, carbon capture is set to play a major role with its two options of storage or utilisation of CO₂, both of which have featured strongly in ECRA’s research work.
 
At the second international conference on CO₂ infrastructures on 19 - 20 January 2023, ECRA and CEMBUREAU brought together representatives of the cement industry and stakeholders who carry respon-sibility for building and operating CO₂ infrastructures, along with policy makers who will set the respective legal framework. More than 550 participants from all over the world regis-tered for the conference to exchange views on the many aspects of CO₂ transport and the practical implementation of CCS and CCU. The conference was a crucial forum for bringing together the international players involved and promoting the development of a CO₂ transport infrastructure to achieve climate neutrality by 2045.
 
Key topics:

• Emerging CCUS projects and CO₂ transport schemes
• Pipelines as a backbone for CO₂ infrastructures
• Regional project experiences
• Political and societal perspectives