ＣＯ２貯留、許可制に　計画策定も義務付け―経産省案

　経済産業省は５日、二酸化炭素（ＣＯ２）を回収して地中にためる技術「ＣＣＳ」を巡り、掘削や貯留の事業を経産相による許可制とする制度案を公表した。事業者には実施計画の策定を求め、被害が出た場合、賠償責任も課す。
　同日、産業構造審議会（経産相の諮問機関）と総合資源エネルギー調査会（同）のそれぞれの小委員会の合同会議で示した。ＣＣＳは脱炭素化につながる技術として期待されており、２０３０年までの事業開始に向けて法整備を急ぐ。（2023/12/05-19:18）

Japan's industry ministry Tuesday proposed the creation of a permission system for drilling and storage operations in carbon capture and storage, or CCS, projects to collect carbon dioxide and store it underground.
   The ministry presented the proposal to require approval from the industry minister for such operations, at its meetings with subgroups of the Industrial Structure Council and the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy.
   The proposal also calls for requiring business operators to decide operation plans and making them liable for compensation of damage caused through their CCS projects.
   The government aims to speed up the creation of the necessary legislative framework so as to allow CCS projects to get off the ground by 2030.
   In the proposed system, the ministry would create storage rights allowing project operators to use storage areas without interference from third parties.