Summary/Abstract
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) refers to the technique whereby carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored rather than emitted into the atmosphere. CCS is likely to be an attractive carbon dioxide abatement technique power plants, and notably coal fired power plants. The fact that CCS is relevant to the energy production sector, in connection with the close technical connection with the gas market, leads to a number of competition concerns. These are only increased when the importance of coal as part of the EU’s strategy for ensuring security of supply is taken into account. CCS may thus have a number of effects on the competitive situation in the EU and on global scale. Some of these effects may also result in the applicability of the competition provisions of the EC Treaty. This paper aims to investigate these effects and propose solutions to some of the problems that will be identified.