Europe’s carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) market is structurally fragmented. A small group of early movers has built full capture-to-storage systems, while most continental countries remain at the project stage, and France sits in this second tier. Despite its low-carbon power mix, France must cut emissions by about 3% per year, roughly three times its historical pace, to halve emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. According to Rystad Energy, this path requires rapid CCUS deployment and deep integration into…