London: Angela Merkel's government drafted legislation for carbon capture and storage (CCS) this week, paving the way for Vattenfall to get EU funding for one of Europe's first commercial-scale projects. The decision gives state governments the right to decide whether to allow CCS within their borders. Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony have vigorously opposed the technology. The proposed law, which calls for CCS trials to be permitted until 2017, fulfils a requirement under the EU's €4.5bn