21. November 2025

This morning, the German Bundesrat approved the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Act (KSpTG). This is an important step for the Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) industry, as this legal basis now provides legal and planning certainty.

The transport and storage of CO₂ are crucial for methods of generating negative emissions that subsequently store and/or transport CO₂ captured from the atmosphere geologically – for example, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) or direct air capture and storage (DACCS).

Here is the video clip of the speech on the bill by Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the voting directly afterwards:

Information on the various methods of CO2 removal can be found on the knowledge platform think-negative.org.