Summary/Abstract
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. The paper groups pathways into four categories—Staples, No Regrets, Speculative Bets, and Supplemental Pathways— based on shared characteristics relating to potential scale, cost, uncertainty, and co-benefits. Carbon removal path- ways in the first three categories represent priorities for advancement. For these pathways, the paper puts forward policy options that are designed to address key barriers to deployment or deployment readiness and achieve rapid scale-up while maximizing public return on investment.