A.8597 – Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act
This bill establishes a state-funded reverse auction to purchase carbon dioxide removal projects to help achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals, with auction funds derived from a fee on aviation fuel.
Limits to Paris Compatibility of CO2 Capture and Utilization
This paper finds that for a CCU technology to be Paris Agreement compatible by 2030, it has to have low GHG emissions from CO2 capture and conversion, replace a GHG-intensive substitute, and in most cases lead to permanent storage.
The Role of Corporates in Governing Carbon Dioxide Removal: Outlining a Research Agenda
This paper provides a perspective on how corporates influence and enact de facto governance of CDR.
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how existing international and domestic (U.S.) law would apply to artificial upwelling and artificial downwelling projects.
Hugging the Shore: Tackling Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal as a Local Governance Problem
This paper outlines some of the key local dimensions of marine CDR as currently imagined, and suggests a framework for increasing local participation in its assessment.
Fair distributions of carbon dioxide removal obligations and implications for effective national net-zero targets
This paper looks at the implications that an equity perspective could have on national and regional obligations for negative emissions and the respective timings of net-zero targets.
H.R. 2803 – Agriculture Resilience Act
This bill would bolster agriculture and climate research and incentive programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
H.R. 2750 – Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
This bill would establish an NOAA-led Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to develop a national map of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
H.R. 2820 – Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021
This bill would create a Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
H.R. 2670 – The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act
This bill would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) to help communities respond to climate change, transition to clean economies, and boost local climate jobs.