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Read more about the countries in this project<\/span><\/a><\/div>
More about Croatia<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

About Decarbonizing Europe<\/h2><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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What does the Recovery and Resilience Facility entail?<\/strong><\/h3><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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The European Commission has made available an amount of 723.8 billion euros
to combat the consequences of the corona crisis and make Europe greener, cleaner, and future-proof. All member states have the opportunity to submit plans for disbursement from this Recovery and Resilience Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who is participating in the Recovery and Resilience Facility?<\/strong><\/h3><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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All the member states of the European Union. All member states? No, The Netherlands has not submitted plans as yet. Although, it became public knowledge at the end of January that hard work is going on behind the scenes in the Netherlands to secure some of those European billions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do the member states have to spend the money on?<\/strong><\/h3><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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At least 37 percent of the funding should be used for making their countries more sustainable and 20 percent for digitalization. In addition, there are also other key points:
\u2013 Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
\u2013 Social and territorial cohesion
\u2013 Public health, economic, social, and institutional resilience
\u2013 Policy for future generations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What else is happening?<\/strong><\/h3><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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Apart from that, the EC has identified several so-called flagship areas<\/a>:
\u2013 Power up<\/em> 
\u2013<\/em> Renovate<\/em> 
\u2013<\/em> Recharge and Refuel<\/em> 
\u2013<\/em> Connect<\/em> 
\u2013<\/em> Modernise <\/em>
\u2013<\/em> Scale-up<\/em> 
\u2013<\/em> Reskill and upskill<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Innovation Origins planning to do?<\/strong><\/h3><\/path><\/svg><\/div>
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Over the next few months, we will be focusing on the implementation of these plans. We will be outlining what each country is doing to reduce CO\u2082 emissions, and we will be reporting on innovative projects. Infographics will allow you to compare the member states\u2019 efforts with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Croatia, the many huge nature reserves are fulfilling a major role in addressing the climate crisis. Croatian forests are in the top five in the world<\/a> when it comes to CO2<\/sub> absorption. But it is not just nature that is doing its job. Companies and scientists in the country are taking bold steps to launch ambitious projects to achieve the climate targets, including those under the framework of the national Recovery and Resilience Plan<\/a>,. These include two pilot projects aimed at capturing CO2<\/sub> and then storing it in gas and oil fields. “A great initiative, but there are definitely some snags,” says Stasa Puskaric, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Croatia has been through tough times in recent years. The country was hit not only by the pandemic, but also by earthquakes<\/a>. The vast majority of the funds that Croatia is receiving from Europe are therefore being invested in the reconstruction and sustainability of the buildings that were affected. That effort to make them more sustainable will indirectly help reduce the country’s emissions. But the country is also putting money into the direct capture of <\/strong>CO2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storing CO2<\/sub> in oil and gas fields<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two pilot projects should ensure that CO2<\/sub> emissions will be reduced at an ammonia production plant and an ethanol refinery. One pilot is being conducted at the Petrokemija Kutina ammonia production plant. This entails capturing CO2<\/sub> and transporting it via an existing gas pipeline to depleted oil and gas fields in Ivani\u0107 Grad, a town in the Zagreb province of Croatia. The project aims to capture 190,000 tonnes of CO2<\/sub> per year. A second investment will go to a CCS plant that will form part of an ethanol refinery project. This project seeks to capture 55,000 tonnes of CO2<\/sub> per year that will be transported to depleted gas fields about 40 kilometers away from the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It states in the plan that the most important goal is to make sure that carbon dioxide does not leak into the air at the two sites. Technology for the storage also needs to be improved. Apart from that, the projects are to serve as an example to companies that are focused on the production of fossil fuels. The CO2<\/sub> is transported via existing gas pipelines from INA, a medium-sized European oil company. The pipelines will still have to be renovated before being put into use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n