法国CCUS现状：最新动态

CCUS STATUS IN FRANCE: DR RICHARD LEESEHead of EuropeDR HANNAH GALBRAITH-OLIVESenior Technical Policy Manager - EuropeLUC GORRIEPolicy Analyst FRANCE IS BUILDING MOMENTUMBEHIND CCUS DEPLOYMENT, BUTACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE,STORAGE AND PUBLIC CONFIDENCE CONTENTS CURRENT LANDSCAPELEGISLATIVE OVERVIEWWHAT NEXT?WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE? CCUS STATUS IN FRANCE: Since the Institute’s publication on the status of CCUS in France in July 2024(GCCSI,2024),the policyand project landscape in the country has continued to evolve,with growing momentum behind efforts Current landscape In 2024,major industrial sites in France emitted71.3million tons of CO(MtCO)(E-PRTR,2025),relativeto the country’s total emissions of 378.1MtCO e(EC,2025).Carbon capture,utilisation and storage(CCUS)represents a key potential decarbonisationpathway for many in France’s large industrial base,such as those in the cement,steel and chemical222 of30-50Mtpa of COcapturedby 2050 and2 underscores the critical role the technology will playin meeting decarbonisation ambitions in the country(Ministeredel’Economie,2024).Sincethepublication of its national CCUS strategy,significant InDecember2025,theFrenchgovernmentreleaseda draft of its 3rd Low-Carbon NationalStrategy(SNBC 3),outlining a strengthened pathwayto climate neutrality,including a 50%economy-wideemissions reduction target by 2030(up from 40%underSNBC 2)and a 68%reduction target for meeting emissions reduction targets and the notionthat without CCUS,France is likely to miss its stateddecarbonisation goals.CCUS project developmentisaccelerating in France,with 6 COcapture projects currently in development and expected tobecomeoperational by 2030(Table 1)with aprojected capture capacity of 3.75MtCO₂per year(GCCSI CO RE database).These capture projectsare concentrated in northern and western industrialclusters,which have good access to North Sea22 industrial emissions compared to 1990 levels(SNBC3,2025).This decarbonisation pathway aims toguidecollective action to reach the emissionreduction targets,where 4.4Mtpa of CO is captured by 2030,with 3.4Mtpa coming from CCS,0.4 MtpafromBECCS and 0.6 Mtpa from BECCU.The2 pathway estimate for COcapture is consistent withFrance’s national CCUS strategy deployment goal,2 Legislative overview Since GCCSI’s last publication on the status of CCUS in France in July 2024(GCCSI,2024),the country hastakensignificant steps to establish the necessary regulations to enable CCUS projects and accelerate Financing TheFrenchGovernmenthasdesignedandimplemented the first round of a state aid program,the Big Industrial Decarbonisation Projects(GPID),tosubsidise additional decarbonisation costs borne byemittersto help reduce revenue uncertainty forindustrial decarbonisation projects(EC,2024).WithCCS included in the scope,this represents France’s EUETS.Consequently,CCUS projects in othersectors,such as power generation,are not eligible first revenue support mechanism which supports thedeployment of the technology.Seven projects wereselected in the first round and will receive€1.6billion over 15 years,4 of which are CCS projects, CO Transport2 agreementwith Norway on the cross-bordermovement and storage of CO(Ministry of Energy,2025),building off a similar agreement signed with2 WhilstFrance’s longer-term CCUS deploymentstrategy initially targets 7 industrial hubs,the statedshort-term(2025-2030)approach of transporting capturedCOtostorage in other countries(Ministere de l’Economie,2024)means current2 Low-carbon procurement efforts are concentrated on establishing France as aCOexporter.As a result,prioritisation has beengiven to developing CCUS clusters located nearexistingport infrastructure.The coastal hubs ofDunkirk,Fos-sur-Mer,Le Havre and Loire Estuary2 National efforts to make CCUS commercially viablehavebeen complemented by EU-wide policydevelopmentsaimed at supporting low-carbonmanufacturing.The Clean Industrial Deal(CID),announcedby the EU Commission in February2025,seeks to strengthen the competitiveness ofEuropean clean industry by mobilising up to€100bnto help create strong demand for EU low-carbonindustrial products(EC,2025).Complementing this,the EU Industrial Accelerator Act,published in March2026,plans to introduce mandatory minimumquotasfor public procurement of low-carbonproducts to reinforce market demand(EC,2026).Under the Act,at least 25%of steel and aluminium (see Figure 1)were the first to be designated as ZonesIndustrielles Bas Carbone(ZiBAC)andthereforereceived early development support (Ministere de l’Economie,2023).This designation encouraged the clusters to begin developing COtransport projects such as Rhone COand GOCO,the latter of which commenced its FEED studies inlate 2025(Natran,2025).The aim of these two222 projectsis to develop local COtransportationnetworks that can link into wider cross-border CO2 thedevelopment of shared transport networks,which enable economies of scale and are critical toscale CCUS effi