The government and a broad majority in the Danish Parliament have reached an agreement to reduce the risk of delays in projects dealing with the capture, transport and storage of CO2. The measures are intended to make the regulatory process more flexible and ensure that future CCS projects can be implemented without unnecessary stops along the way. This is stated by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
The new agreement means, among other things, that complaints will no longer automatically have a suspensive effect. This should provide greater momentum, while at the same time allowing appeals bodies to continue to choose to temporarily stop projects if there are compelling reasons. The changes apply only to CCS projects, and anyone with a significant and individual legal interest in a case will still be able to appeal.
- We need to keep our climate tools sharp. That is what we are now doing with the capture, transport and storage of CO2 with a broad majority of the parties in the Danish Parliament. The investigation of the various storage locations is in full swing, and several projects are taking root around Denmark, but we need to ensure that they do not run into a wall. That is why we are launching some new initiatives so that we can get some CO2 underground, says Lars Aagaard (M), who is the Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
The agreement maintains the overall complaint structures and legal certainty principles, but introduces fees for complaints of DKK 900 for private individuals and DKK 1,800 for companies and organizations. In addition, the rules for expropriation in connection with pipelined CO2 transport are clarified.
The bill is expected to be submitted in January 2026 and will enter into force on March 1 of the same year.
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