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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies involve the capture of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from fuel combustion or industrial processes, the transport of this CO₂ via ship or pipeline, and either its use as a resource to create valuable products or services or its permanent storage underground.
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From EOR to CCS: The evolving legal and regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage

2008
Scholarly Work
Philip Marston, Patricia A Moore
This article addresses why the current legal framework will be largely adequate from a transaction and interim standpoint to allow progress from oil production operations to permanent underground storage.

26 U.S. Code § 45Q

2008
Enacted Legislation
U.S. Congress
26 USC §45Q creates a tax credit for the sequestration of captured carbon dioxide.

H.R. 5865 – CCUS Innovation Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would promote the development and deployment of CCUS technologies, including by making related pipelines and direct air capture projects eligible for guaranteed loan support from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks

2020
Scientific Report
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The report presents data on carbon sequestration from the Land Use, Land-Use change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector and from enhanced oil recovery in the United States.

2020 Democratic Party Platform (Draft)

2020
Policy Proposal
Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee
This is the United States Democratic Party’s draft policy platform that includes sections on the potential role of carbon dioxide removal/negative emissions technologies to combat climate change.

Proposed regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)

2020
Proposed Legislation
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
Article 2 of this regulatory proposal sets the EU 2050 climate-neutrality objectives, recognizing that removals of greenhouse gases will be needed to compensate for emissions from sectors where decarbonization is the most challenging.

Congressional Testimony of Shannon Angielski, Carbon Utilization Research Council

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

H. 8062 – The Geoengineering Act

2020
Proposed Legislation
State of Rhode Island
This bill establishes a licensing procedure at the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) for persons seeking to engage in geoengineering activity, with the intent to protect the health, safety, and environment of the state.

Energizing America: A Roadmap to Launch a National Energy Innovation Mission

2020
Scholarly Work
Varun Sivaram, Colin Cunliff, David Hart, Julio Friedmann, David Sandalow
This report proposes that the U.S. federal government should triple its funding for energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) over the next five years, which includes a federal RD&D initiative for carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

An Action Plan for Carbon Capture and Storage in California: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions

2020
Think Tank Report
Energy Futures Initiative, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford Center for Carbon Storage
This study provides policymakers with fundamental actions, key enablers, and opportunities for helping California meet its near-term emissions reduction goals with carbon capture and storage (CCS).

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