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H.R.5861 – Agriculture Resilience Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would add climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts to various existing federal programs as a priority focus and directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan to meet soil carbon sequestration targets.

Congressional Testimony of Ernest J. Moniz

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Ernest J. Moniz
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities for large-scale carbon management.

Net-Zero and Geospheric Return: Actions Today for 2030 and Beyond

2020
Scholarly Work
S. Julio Friedmann, Alex Zapantis, Brad Page, Chris Consoli, Zhiyuan Fan, Ian Havercroft, Harry Liu, Emeka Ochu, Nabeela Raji, Dominic Rassool, Hadia Sheerazi, Alex Townsend
This report identifies a set of actions, investments, and policies that can best lay a foundation for growing deployment of CCS and large-scale carbon dioxide removal through engineered systems to meet net-zero global emissions targets.

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.

Climate change mitigation potential of wetlands and the cost-effectiveness of their restoration

2020
Scholarly Work
Pierre Taillardat, Benjamin S. Thompson, Michelle Garneau, Karelle Trottier, Daniel A. Friess
This paper conducts a meta-analysis on wetland carbon dynamics to determine their suitability for inclusion in climate policy as negative emission technologies.

Once a Fringe Idea, Geoengineering Moves to Center Stage in Policy Arena

2020
News/Commentary
Shuchi Talati, Robert James, Wil Burns
This edited transcript from an Environmental Law Institute webinar looks at potential domestic U.S. legal governance structures and the international institutions that might be applicable to governing carbon dioxide removal.

H.R. 5864 – New Energy Frontiers Through Carbon Innovation Act of 2020

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon utilization research hub and a program for the RD&D of commercially viable technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the production of natural gas-generated power.

The Use of Sub-Seabed Transboundary Geological Formations for the Disposal of Carbon Dioxide

2020
Scholarly Work
Nigel Bankes
This chapter examines the legal issues associated with the use of sub-seabed transboundary geological structures including saline aquifers for carbon dioxide storage or disposal purposes.

Investing in Climate Innovation: The Environmental Case for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide

2020
Think Tank Report
Bipartisan Policy Center's Direct Air Capture Advisory Council
This white paper makes the environmental case for an ambitious, targeted, and diversified program of near-term investment in DAC as part of a comprehensive strategy for achieving international climate goals over the next several decades.

Consumers Energy Pledge

2020
Declaration
Consumers Energy announced a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, in part using strategies such as carbon capture and sequestration and large-scale tree planting.

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