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Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage


Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the technological process of capturing carbon dioxide from a power plant or industrial activity and the storage of that captured carbon dioxide in an underground basalt formation, saline aquifer, depleted oil and gas reservoir, or sub-sea geologic formation.
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Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act

2022
Proposed Legislation
Frank D. Lucas
This proposed bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research initiative to evaluate carbon sequestration.

The Legal Framework for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage in Canada

2021
Scholarly Work
Romany M. Webb, Michael B. Gerrard
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of legal issues associated with deploying an offshore DAC system, powered by offshore wind turbines, in Canadian waters and storing the captured carbon dioxide in sub-seabed rock formations.

Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

2021
Scholarly Work
Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, Michael B. Gerrard
This paper examines the international and U.S. legal frameworks that apply to ocean alkalinity enhancement.

S. 2475 – Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021

2021
Proposed Legislation
117th U.S. Congress
This bill would establish a flexible tax credit for carbon capture equipment investors and producers.

S. 2377 – Energy Infrastructure Act

2021
Proposed Legislation
U.S. Congress
This bill would establish and fund a grant program for the procurement and utilization of carbon-derived products.

S. 2118 – Clean Energy for America Act

2021
Proposed Legislation
117th U.S. Congress
This bill would modify the Section 45Q carbon dioxide sequestration tax credit by authorizing the direct payment of credits and removing minimum carbon thresholds to incentivize smaller projects.

H.R. 2750 – Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

2021
Proposed Legislation
117th U.S. Congress
This bill would establish an NOAA-led Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to develop a national map of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

Regulations for carbon capture, utilization and storage: Comparative analysis of development in Europe, China and the Middle East

2021
Scholarly Work
Hao Zhang
This article proposes regulatory changes that are necessary for facilitating the CCUS supply chain at the domestic and regional level in Europe, China, and the Middle East.

Carbon Capture and Storage: Actions Needed to Improve DOE Management of Demonstration Projects

2021
Scholarly Work
United States Government Accountability Office
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.

The cost of CO2 transport and storage in global integrated assessment modeling

2021
Scholarly Work
Erin Smith, Jennifer Morris, Haroon Kheshgi, Gary Teletzke, Howard Herzog, Sergey Paltsev
This paper assesses the range of CO2 transport and storage costs and evaluates their impact on economy-wide modeling results of decarbonization pathways.

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