Federal Policy/Guidance Archives

Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

2022

Scholarly Work

Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, Michael B. Gerrard

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how existing international and domestic (U.S.) law would apply to artificial upwelling and artificial downwelling projects.

Carbon Capture and Storage: Actions Needed to Improve DOE Management of Demonstration Projects

2021

Scholarly Work

United States Government Accountability Office

This report examines the outcomes of past Department of Energy (DOE)-funded CCS demonstration projects and the external factors that affected them and how DOE’s management of these projects contributed to their outcomes.

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

2020

Scientific Report

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The report presents data on carbon sequestration from the Land Use, Land-Use change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector and from enhanced oil recovery in the United States.

Future of Carbon Capture Looks Bright After Treasury Proposes Long-Awaited Regulations

2020

News/Commentary

Latham & Watkins

Law firm commentary on the proposed Treasury Department and IRS regulations addressing issues applicable to the tax credit for CCS under Section 45Q.

2020 Democratic Party Platform (Draft)

2020

Policy Proposal

Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee

This is the United States Democratic Party’s draft policy platform that includes sections on the potential role of carbon dioxide removal/negative emissions technologies to combat climate change.

Investing in Climate Innovation: The Environmental Case for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide

2020

Think Tank Report

Bipartisan Policy Center's Direct Air Capture Advisory Council

This white paper makes the environmental case for an ambitious, targeted, and diversified program of near-term investment in DAC as part of a comprehensive strategy for achieving international climate goals over the next several decades.

CarbonShot: Federal Policy Options for Carbon Removal in the United States

2020

Think Tank Report

World Resources Institute

The purpose of this working paper is to provide a consolidated set of high-priority, near-term federal policy options to advance carbon removal capabilities and deployment in the United States.

Prospects for bioenergy with carbon capture & storage (BECCS) in the United States pulp and paper industry

2020

Scholarly Work

W. J. Sagues, H. Jameel, D. L. Sanchez, S. Park

This paper estimates the technical and economic potential of integrating BECCS at pulp and paper mills in the United States with application of the existing federal tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration (Section 45Q).

Leading with Soil: Scaling Soil Carbon Storage in Agriculture

2020

Think Tank Report

Carbon180

In this report, Carbon180 translates lessons learned on the ground from farmers and ranchers across the Rocky Mountains into a menu of federal policy recommendations.

SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America

2020

Policy Proposal

Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Majority Staff

This report lays out a framework for comprehensive congressional action on climate change and identifies the need to develop and deploy a suite of natural and technological carbon removal solutions to reduce carbon pollution as quickly as possible.

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