Working Groups & Forums
Working Groups and Forums
The CCSA has 20+ working groups and forums, covering a wide range of CCUS policy areas across the UK and EU. These member-only meetings give participants the opportunity to directly shape CCSA’s work and policy direction, while also providing a valuable forum for networking with peers across the industry.
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Carbon Dioxide Removal & Carbon Markets Working Group (EU)
The CDR and Carbon Markets Working Group is committed to addressing key industry issues related to carbon dioxide removal and the voluntary and compliance carbon markets, with the aim of accelerating the development of a robust, high-integrity CDR sector in the EU. The Group convenes leading stakeholders and experts from across policy and industry to provide evidence-based insights to governments, regulators, and market participants, supporting efforts to overcome regulatory, financial,...
View Working GroupCO₂ Standardisation Working Group (EU & UK)
The CO2 Standardisation Working Group is a technical group to ensure alignment of standardisation in the UK and across Europe, including CO2 stream and pipeline composition. The group provides opportunities to influence and comment on standards as they are developed through the CCSA’s position on standardisation committees (e.g. CEN TC/474). The Group brings together technical experts, storage and transport operators, and industry stakeholders to review emerging standards, share best practice,...
View Working GroupCO₂ Storage Working Group (EU)
The CO₂ Storage Working Group focuses on ensuring the safe, reliable, and effective geological storage of CO₂ across the EU. It brings together storage developers, operators, and geological experts to address key challenges, support the harmonisation of technical approaches, map storage capacity, and share best practice. The Group also provides evidence-based insights to governments, regulators, and the wider market to help accelerate CCUS deployment. The Group facilitates collaboration across the...
View Working GroupCO₂ Transport Working Group (EU)
The EU CO₂ Transport Working Group convenes CCUS stakeholders to address key issues in CO₂ transport and infrastructure. It provides a platform for dialogue across the value chain to explore market opportunities, support policy implementation, and encourage coordination among members. The Group covers all CO₂ transport modes and supports efforts to remove barriers and enable the growth of CCUS across Europe. The Working Group monitors and engages with EU legislative...
View Working GroupComms & External Affairs Working Group (EU)
The Communications & External Affairs Working Group (EU) provides an opportunity for members to coordinate and shape the CCSA’s public affairs, communications and stakeholder engagement activities across the EU. Bringing together communications, policy and external affairs specialists from across the CCUS value chain, the Working Group enables the CCSA to define its priorities and ongoing workstreams to support the commercial deployment of CCUS. The Group facilitates alignment on messaging, discussion...
View Working GroupComms & External Affairs Working Group (UK)
The Communications & External Affairs Working Group (UK) provides an opportunity for members to coordinate and shape the CCSA’s public affairs, communications and stakeholder engagement activities across the UK. The Group brings together communications, public affairs and media specialists from across the membership. It also supports the CCSA in setting out its priorities and developing workstreams aimed at increasing public understanding, political awareness and industry visibility of CCUS. The Group...
View Working GroupCross-Border CO₂ Working Group (EU & UK)
The Cross-Border CO₂ Working Group aims to help establish a fully functioning European CO₂ transport and storage market, enabling CO₂ captured in the EU/EEA/Europe) to be stored across jurisdictions and geographies. The Group anticipates and responds to emerging legislative and policy developments across jurisdictions and identifies strategic opportunities for engagement. It also shapes CCSA policy positions to support the development of cross-border CO₂ value chains. The Working Group focuses on...
View Working GroupGGRs & Carbon Markets Working Group (UK)
The GGR and Carbon Markets Working Group brings together developers of BECCS, DACCS, and WECCS engineered removal technologies to shape the future of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the UK. It plays a pivotal role in driving market development, shaping business models, and influencing policy, while considering voluntary and compliance carbon markets, standards, and private financing. The Working Group is committed to addressing key industry issues and developments related to...
View Working GroupHealth & Safety Working Group (UK)
The Health & Safety Working Group allows CCSA members to knowledge exchange and engage directly with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as projects progress toward FEED and FID, addressing developments in regulations and understanding HSE concerns. The Group focuses on health and safety regulation, frameworks, and technical guidance, enabling knowledge exchange, discussion of operational challenges, and the identification of practical solutions. By convening operator-focused sessions and collaborating closely with...
View Working GroupIndustrial Working Group (UK)
The UK Industrial Working Group provides a platform for stakeholders across the CCUS value chain to address key issues and developments in industrial carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS). The Group convenes technical, regulatory, commercial, and legal experts to build a detailed understanding of the UK’s evolving industrial CCUS landscape. It also identifies risks and barriers and supports evidence-based engagement with government, regulators, and the wider market. The Group facilitates...
View Working GroupLegislation Working Group (UK)
The Legislation Working Group brings together stakeholders across the CCUS value chain to discuss and coordinate legislative activity. It monitors existing legislation, engages with proposals in development, and identifies opportunities to streamline or improve regulatory frameworks to support the timely and efficient deployment of CCUS projects. By drawing on industry expertise, the Group helps ensure legislation reflects practical needs and supports sector growth in line with UK climate objectives. The...
View Working GroupLow-carbon products & CCU Working Group (EU)
The EU Low-Carbon Products & CCU Working Group brings together stakeholders across the CCUS value chain to address key issues related to low-carbon products, and carbon capture and utilisation. It focuses on identifying market, regulatory, and commercial challenges, assessing opportunities to scale CCU technologies, and developing evidence-based policy recommendations aligned with EU net zero and industrial decarbonisation objectives. The Group convenes experts and industry leaders to share knowledge, exchange best...
View Working GroupLow-carbon products & CCU Working Group (UK)
The low-carbon products and CCU Working Group provides a platform for stakeholders across the CCUS value chain to discuss key issues related to low-carbon products and carbon capture and utilisation. This includes identifying market and regulatory challenges, assessing opportunities for scaling CCU technologies, and developing policy recommendations to support their deployment.
View Working GroupNon-Pipeline Transport Working Group (UK)
The UK Non-Pipeline Transport (NPT) Working Group brings together stakeholders across the CCUS value chain to address key technical, regulatory, commercial, and policy issues related to CO₂ transport via ship, rail and road. The Group shares expertise, insights, and evidence to support the development of a safe, efficient, and investable NPT projects, informing the market structures that will enable them to inject into CO₂ stores. The Group disseminates information and...
View Working GroupPermitting & Planning Working Group (UK)
The Permitting and Planning Working Group brings together members across the CCUS value chain to address key industry issues related to environmental planning, permitting processes, and the impacts of CCUS, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), and low-carbon hydrogen projects in the UK. The Group provides a platform for sharing insights, evidence, and best practices with government, regulators, local planning authorities, and other stakeholders to help overcome barriers and support the timely...
View Working GroupPolicy & Regulation Forum (EU)
The Regulation and Policy Forum brings together stakeholders from across the CCUS value chain to provide clear, timely insight into regulatory, policy, and research developments shaping CCUS deployment across the EU. The forum is held three times a year, each meeting features presentations from EU institutions, Member States, Regulators, independent Advisory Bodies, and other Expert Organisations, offering direct visibility of current priorities and forthcoming initiatives. While the Forum serves as...
View Working GroupPower Working Group (UK)
The UK Power Working Group brings together organisations involved in low-carbon power – including power CCUS, hydrogen-to-power, Power BECCS and Power WECCS – to support the development of a secure, flexible, and decarbonised UK power system. The Group brings together industry expertise and enables members to assess emerging challenges, share evidence, and engage with government and regulators on policy, market design and investment frameworks. By coordinating industry insight and promoting...
View Working GroupRegulation & Policy Forum (UK)
The Regulation and Policy Forum brings together stakeholders from across the CCUS value chain to provide clear, timely insight into the latest regulatory, policy, and research developments shaping CCUS deployment in the UK. Held three times a year, each meeting features presentations from government departments, regulators, independent advisory bodies, and other expert organisations, offering direct visibility of current priorities and forthcoming work. While the Forum serves as a platform for...
View Working GroupSubsurface & Storage Working Group (UK)
The Subsurface & Storage Working Group brings together storage developers, operators, and geological service providers to support a robust and scalable CO₂ storage sector in the UK. It provides a collaborative platform to understand storage capacity, regulatory and permitting requirements, and subsurface risks and opportunities. The Group also facilitates technical knowledge exchange, including engagement with the insurance sector and other specialist stakeholders. Through coordinated insights and evidence, the Group helps...
View Working GroupSupply Chain Working Group (UK)
The CCSA Supply Chain Working Group brings together organisations from across the CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen value chains to assess supply chain capacity, capability and readiness for large-scale deployment. The Group identifies emerging gaps, barriers and opportunities, and to develop shared approaches that will support a resilient, competitive and investable UK supply chain for CCUS. Through coordinated industry insight and evidence gathering, the Group supports the development of effective supply...
View Working GroupTechnical Forum (EU & UK)
The Technical Forum brings together expertise on technical issues across the CCUS industry from both UK and EU perspectives. The forum holds presentations from members on emerging technologies and specialist issues. It also provides updates from external expert speakers and technical bodies such as the Energy Institute, providing opportunities to deep-dive into particular topics and exchange knowledge. The Technical Forum covers all technical aspects of CO₂ capture, transport, utilisation and...
View Working GroupWorkforce & Skills Working Group (UK)
The Workforce & Skills Working Group brings together organisations from across the CCUS value chain to address workforce planning, training and skills needs essential to scaling the UK CCUS sector. The Group provides a collaborative platform to map future workforce demand, identify critical skills gaps, and explore the challenges and opportunities facing employers, training providers and the wider labour market. The Group supports the development of a coordinated industry approach...
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