Global CCS European Meeting: Dunkirk, 28 January

Dunkirk hosts a key European Meeting on Industrial Decarbonisation

On 28 January 2026, Dunkirk hosted the Global CCS Institute’s Europe Member Meeting France, a major international event dedicated to carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCS / CCUS) — recognised by the IPCC as a critical lever to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Key figures

• 100+ European industrial representatives

• 1 full day of high-level discussions

• 1 CCS site visit

• Industry, energy, finance and engineering leaders gathered in one place

Key discussion themes

Participants explored the main conditions required to scale up CCS deployment:

• status of French CCS projects,

• pathways to Final Investment Decisions (FID),

• policy and regulatory frameworks,

• financing, insurance and risk management,

• industrial implementation of CCS solutions.

“CCS is no longer optional — it is a prerequisite for deep industrial decarbonisation.”

A strong partnership

The event was supported by Club CO2, a partner of the meeting, of which ÉcosystèmeD is a member. Florence Delprat- Jannaud, Director of Energy Products, Business Unit and Club CO2 President, presented the status of French projects

Club CO2 brings together industrial, research and institutional stakeholders to:

• accelerate CCS and CCUS deployment,
• foster collaboration and knowledge sharing,
• support the development of concrete industrial projects,
• contribute to public policies on low-carbon transition.

Dunkirk, a European industrial hub

Hosting this event reinforces Dunkirk’s position as a strategic European hub for low-carbon industry, combining industrial expertise, infrastructure and ambition for climate action.

Intervenants / Speakers

(Global CCS Institute – Europe Member Meeting France)

• Poh Boon Ung – Global CCS Institute
• Jacques Dery – ArcelorMittal
• Carlo Maccherini – Global CCS Institute
• Florence Delprat-Jannaud – IFP Energies nouvelles