Programme

Seal the deal: advancing industrial carbon management in the Clean Industrial Deal

This year’s Summit comes at a critical moment for European climate and industrial policy. The proposed 2040 climate target and the foundations of a Clean Industrial Deal sharpen the focus on cutting CO₂ emissions, requiring the large-scale deployment of industrial carbon management. In this context, the Summit will convene leaders from policy, industry, research, and civil society to inform the next phase of deployment.

13 October 2025

ICM Summit 2025 Programme

09:00 - 09:30 – Networking breakfast

9:30 - 9:40 – Welcome Address

The carbon management moment: why 2025 matters Welcome address delivered by representatives from the three organisations behind the ICM Summit.

9:40 - 9:55 – Opening Keynote

CCS history vs. climate targets and net zero

Christopher Jones, Principal, Energy Regulatory and Antitrust, Baker McKenzie, Professor, Florence School of Regulation, former Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission

09:55 - 10:05 – Address

Address from the European Commission
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‍Learn about the key priorities for industrial carbon management in the upcoming years from the European Commissioner for Energy and Housing and his cabinet.

10:05 - 10:15 – Projects Highlights

Europe’s largest industrial climate project with CCS

Luc Haustermans, Vice President Corporate Affairs & Industry Relations, Yara.

10:15 - 11:00 – Panel discussion

Enhancing Europe’s competitiveness with carbon management

Since the 2024 EU elections, climate and competitiveness have been at the core of the political agenda. Carbon management is now appearing as a central lever for enabling deep emissions reductions at an affordable cost.

Hear the views of policymakers, industry, and civil society on what is needed to advance CO₂ infrastructure around Europe and the role of policy support.

11:00 - 11:30 – Networking coffee

11:35 - 11:55 – Keynote

Danish perspectives on CCS

Keynote from Dr Anders Hoffmann, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark.

11:55 - 12:30 – Panel discussion

50 Mt by 2030: mapping, managing and monitoring CO₂ storage under NZIA

With the 2030 injection capacity target set, how is storage progressing?

Governments, project developers, and civil society will share diverse insights on the implementation of the NZIA’s injection capacity target across Europe.

13:40 - 14:00 – Project Highlight

Leading the way in large-scale carbon capture and storage

Replication stalls when first-of-a-kind projects don’t translate into repeatable delivery models. Hear the lessons learned from the deployment of a leading European industrial carbon management project.

14:05 - 14:20 – Keynote

European Commission keynote

Daniel Mes, Member of the EU’s Competitiveness Taskforce, European Commission

14:20 - 14:55 – Fireside Chat

Fireside chat

Daniel Mes, Member of the EU’s Competitiveness Taskforce, European Commission

Chris Davies, Former CCS Rapporteur and MEP, European Parliament

14:55 - 15:40 – Deep Dive

Financing the future: successes and challenges in financing CO₂ infrastructure projects

Financing remains a bottleneck to large-scale project deployment. This panel will gather pioneers in the financial sector, government, and projects to dive into the key factors in making carbon management projects bankable.

15:40 - 16:10 – Networking coffee

16:15 - 17:00 – Panel discussion

Advancing carbon removals: What’s next for Europe?

With the first EU methodologies being finalised, what’s next for permanent carbon removals?Hear about the role of procurement and the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and dive into the progress of carbon removals in Europe.

17:05 - 17:15 – Panel discussion

Closing remarks

Distil the key takeaways from the summit with the organisers.

17:15 - 18:30 – Networking drinks