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policy instrument · 17 June 2025
Norway–Switzerland Bilateral Agreement on Cooperation on CCUS and Carbon Dioxide Removal under Article 6.2 of…
Jurisdiction countryNorway
Instrument typetrade-border
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysBioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statusin-force
DetailBilateral agreement (Norway with Switzerland) signed 2025-06-17 enabling cross-border CO2 transport and storage and the transfer of ITMOs including durable carbon dioxide removals under Article 6.2 — the first Article 6.2 agreement between two industrialized countries covering CDR. A first pilot ITMO CDR transfer (Inherit Carbon Solutions biomethane-BECCS removals with geological storage in Norway
Monetary notePilot-scale volumes only; transaction prices not publicly disclosed.
Confidencemedium
Unverified noteSignature date (2025-06-17) and pilot transaction verified from regjeringen.no, ClimeFi, S&P Global and Carbon Pulse headlines. Not verified: (1) formal entry-into-force/ratification date of the treaty (effective_date given is the signature date); (2) whether the governmental corresponding-adjustment step of the first ITMO transfer was fully completed — ClimeFi describes the pilot as 'structured'
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway notepilot ITMO transfer covers biomethane-BECCS removals with geological storage in Norway
Stated jurisdictionNO
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