Future of Carbon Capture Looks Bright After Treasury Proposes Long-Awaited Regulations
Law firm commentary on the proposed Treasury Department and IRS regulations addressing issues applicable to the tax credit for CCS under Section 45Q.
Transport Infrastructure for Carbon Capture and Storage
This white paper identifies near-term carbon capture and storage opportunities, then designs and plans the regional transport infrastructure required to maximize CO2 abatement while minimizing cost and land use impact.
Royal Dutch Shell Pledge
Royal Dutch Shell plans to offset its own emissions by trapping as much carbon as its business operations cause through new carbon capture technologies or through nature-based solutions such as forestation.
Consumers Energy Pledge
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.
Congressional Testimony of Steven E. Winberg, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy U.S. Department of Energy
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities for large-scale carbon management.
Capturing Investment: Policy Design to Finance CCUS Projects in the US Power Sector
This study attempts to answer the question: What are the specific US policy design parameters that could provide investors and lenders with net cash flows that are both high enough and certain enough to attract private capital to CCUS projects?
H.R. 5864 – New Energy Frontiers Through Carbon Innovation Act of 2020
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.
H.R. 5883 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increased credit for carbon oxide sequestration for direct air capture facilities, and for other purposes.
This bill would make permanent the Section 45Q tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration systems installed at power plants and other industrial facilities and would increase a tax credit for direct air capture of carbon emissions.
Analyzing Regulatory Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology Development: A case study approach
This article provides a review of a portfolio of regulations advancing CCS including technical regulations, pore space ownership, monitoring, enforcement and verification of CO2 injection.
Towards a Low/Zero Carbon Society for the Asia-Pacific Region: Policy and Legal Development for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Japan
This study aims at identifying a number of key approaches to developing the existing CCS policy and legal framework in Japan to commercialize CCS deployment.