Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 80.80.030
Required the Governor to develop policy recommendations on methods to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, including carbon capture and storage.
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 80.80.040
Institutes fossil fueled generating plant emissions performance standard of 1,100 lbs CO2/MWh that may be met in part through carbon capture and storage, including geologic sequestration.
Forest Certification in North America Report
This report surveys the technical challenges to and opportunities from developing forest certification systems. It includes a list of major third-party forest and wood product certification systems.
Colo. Rev.Stat. § 40-2-123
Provides framework for utility applications to build gasification combined cycle plants with carbon capture capabilities and allows waiver of commission’s “rules requiring competitive resource acquisition” upon proper utility demonstration.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1-1303
In 2006, provided $50,000 grant to the Colorado School of Mines to research “geologic carbon sequestration as technique for mitigating the emissions of greenhouse gases in the state.”
N.Y. Gen. Mun. L. § 959-b
Qualifies clean coal plants using CCS as “clean energy enterprises” eligible for state incentives.
The United States Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program: A collaborative approach to carbon management
This paper reviews the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP) concept, which uses a geographically-disposed system type approach for the United States.
26 USC §48A
The Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Credit includes investment tax credits aimed at reducing emissions by incentivizing efficiency upgrades at coal-fired power plants.