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    "title": "Flanders unveils \u20ac2bn industrial decarbonisation plan with focus on carbon capture",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-26 06:58:03",
    "published_at": "2026-06-26 06:58:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/flanders-unveils-2bn-industrial-decarbonisation-plan-with-focus-on-carbon-capture",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Flanders will invest &euro;2 billion over the next 10 years to help cut industrial carbon emissions and support heavy industry, with most of the funding going to carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.</strong></p><p>The Flemish government has set aside &euro;1.2 billion for CCS. Of this, &euro;1 billion will be available through a funding round from 2028 for energy-intensive industries, such as steel and chemicals, where reducing emissions is difficult. A further &euro;200 million has already been allocated to the <a href=\"http://prez.ly/NA8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kairos@C project</a>, led by BASF and Air Liquide in the Port of Antwerp, which will capture, liquefy and permanently store CO2.</p><p>The remaining &euro;800 million will support businesses replacing fossil fuel-based equipment with cleaner technologies, including electric boilers, industrial heat pumps and more efficient production processes. Funding will be awarded to projects that achieve the greatest CO2 reductions at the lowest cost.</p><div id=\"bookmark-08b97d04-9930-4448-919b-90fc62efe2c9\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"http://prez.ly/NA8d\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F52c57da1-c3c7-40f7-9f1e-0459b28a0885%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=c90510498e38d2790d666c879532508b)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"http://prez.ly/NA8d\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"08b97d04-9930-4448-919b-90fc62efe2c9\"\n           >\n                EU approves \u20ac260m state aid for CO2 capture project in Port of Antwerp            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                The European Commission has approved \u20ac260 million in state aid from the Flemish government for a major carbon capture project in the Port of...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Feu-approves-260m-state-aid-for-co2-capture-project-in-port-of-antwerp&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>The government says the programme, funded partly through EU emissions trading revenues, is the largest industrial support package ever launched in Flanders. Minister-president Matthias Diependaele said the investment would strengthen industry, encourage innovation and help secure skilled jobs while supporting the transition to lower-carbon manufacturing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>#FlandersNewsService | Industry in Antwerp &copy; BELGA PHOTO JONAS ROOSENS</sup></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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