CDR Law

2017
Scholarly Work
Wendy B. Jacobs, Michael Craig
Federal Policy/Guidance
State Policy/Guidance
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage → Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage → Transportation
United States, CCS Liability

Summary/Abstract

This Article, excerpted from Michael B. Gerrard & John C. Dernbach, eds., Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, addresses the use of CCS to achieve significant reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by 2050, and explains why its widespread adoption in the United States has not yet occurred. The authors describe the potential of CCS for achieving deep decarbonization of the U.S. power sector, explain the key components of CCS, and identify and recommend several federal and state legal reforms necessary to drive it forward.