S. 2836 – America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021
This bill would support management practices that increase resilience and soil carbon sequestration on US forests and rangelands.
S. 1608 – Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act
This bill would support markets for aviation fuels with low carbon intensity through tax credits and DOD procurement.
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation
This paper examines the international and U.S. legal frameworks that apply to ocean alkalinity enhancement and seaweed cultivation.
Carbon Capture and Storage: Actions Needed to Improve DOE Management of Demonstration Projects
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.
H.R. 5205 – NET Zero Act of 2021
This bill would amend the 45Q tax credit by removing the deadline for DAC to geologic storage and enforcing a 10-year deadline for DAC to EOR.
H.R. 3220 – RENEW Conservation Corps Act
This bill would establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work (RENEW) Conservation Corps within the Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Emergency deployment of direct air capture as a response to the climate crisis
This paper models a wartime-like crash deployment of direct air capture (DAC) as a policy response to the climate crisis, calculating funding, net CO2 removal, and climate impacts.
S. 2475 – Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021
This bill would establish a flexible tax credit for carbon capture equipment investors and producers.
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
This paper examines the international and U.S. legal frameworks that apply to seaweed cultivation.
S. 1458 – Cover Crop Flexibility Act of 2021
This bill would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to support and de-risk the adoption of cover cropping.