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Transport Infrastructure for Carbon Capture and Storage

2020
Think Tank Report
Elizabeth Abramson, Dane McFarlane, Jeff Brown
This white paper identifies near-term carbon capture and storage opportunities, then designs and plans the regional transport infrastructure required to maximize CO2 abatement while minimizing cost and land use impact.

Sources to Sinks: Expanding a National CO2 Pipeline Network

2020
Scholarly Work
Jada Garofalo, Madeleine Lewis
his Article provides an overview of CO2 pipeline regulation, a state-by-state comparison of siting, routing, and operation laws, and a case study of the federal and state permitting required for a recent CO2 pipeline.

Options for supporting Carbon Dioxide Removal

2020
Think Tank Report
Louise Jeffery, Niklas Höhne, Mia Moisio, Thomas Day, Benjamin Lawless
This report sets out to examine the broad policy frameworks that can support the development and upscaling of CDR and, in particular, whether CDR can be supported by offsetting schemes.

Technical, policy and stakeholder analysis of direct air capture

2020
Scholarly Work
Alexander Caskie
This thesis paper seeks to answer where Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology fits into current policy and how can DAC companies can best position themselves to maximize the potential of their technology.

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.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018

2020
Scientific Report
United States Department of Agriculture
This report provides an overview of the status and trends of GHG emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands in the grassland category, HWPs, and urban trees in settlements in the United States from 1990 to 2018.

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.

Direct air capture: An emerging necessity to fight climate change

2020
Scholarly Work
Michael B. Gerrard
This article provides an overview of the need for direct air capture in fighting climate change and highlights some of the emerging legal and regulatory issues of deploying the technology at scale.

Forest policy and management approaches for carbon dioxide removal

2020
Scholarly Work
Nicolena vonHedemann, Zachary Wurtzebach, Thomas J. Timberlake, Emily Sinkular, Courtney A. Schultz
The goal of this paper is to review a range of policy tools in place to support use of forests for CDR and demonstrate how concepts from the policy design literature can inform our understanding of this domain.

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.

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