The European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) is a unique coalition of stakeholders united in their support for CO₂ Capture and Storage (CCS) as a key technology for combating climate change.

The companies, scientists, academics and environmental NGOs that together make up ZEP have three main goals:

1. Enable CCS as a key technology for combating climate change.
   
   
2. Make CCS commercially viable by 2020 via an EU-backed demonstration programme.
   
   
3. Accelerate R&D into next-generation CCS technology and its wide deployment post-2020.

Over 300 people from 19 countries actively contribute to ZEP’s activities in its role as:

• CCS Advisor and Facilitator – expert advice on all technical, policy, commercial and other related issues.

• CCS Technology Contributor – input on all technology issues, including recommendations for next-generation technologies, taking into account experience gained from the EU CCS Demonstration Programme.

• Respected communicator – educator and authoritative source of information, while being engaging internationally on CCS.