The CATO-2 programme's mission is to facilitate and enable integrated development of CCS demonstration sites in the Netherlands. The programme's ambition is to help realise two or more large demonstration sites for the integration of CO2 capture, transport and storage in the Netherlands before 2015. CATO-2 contributes in maintaining the internationally leading knowledge and technology position for CCS for the Netherlands. A reputation for which the basis was established in CATO-1.

CATO-2 consists of a consortium of almost 40 partners from industry, research institutes, universities and NGO's. In consideration of its planned size, almost € 62 million , CATO-2 can be looked upon as the Dutch national CCS programme.