Summary/Abstract
This Global CCS Institute briefing summarizes ongoing work by the Institute to communicate and educate stakeholders on the potential risk characteristics of CCS and to discuss these in the context of de-risking CCS investments and addressing challenges from a US perspective. These challenges range from queries about the cost of CCS to whether the November 2020 elections could disrupt vital policies supporting CCS to the future of pipelines. De-risking CCS begins with understanding the associated risks with CCS technologies, cost, the CCS process itself – including CO2 storage and pipeline infrastructure – and the enabling policy and legal and regulatory environment.