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Carbon Dioxide Removal

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques, or negative emission technologies (NETs), are a suite of natural and technological pathways to remove and sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air. Unlike carbon capture and storage, these techniques remove CO₂ directly from the atmosphere or enhance natural carbon sinks.
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American Meteorological Society Policy Statement on Geoengineering the Climate System

2009
Declaration
American Meteorological Society Council
A policy statement of the American Meteorological Society addressing geoengineering techniques, including those that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.

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.

Microsoft’s Pledge

2020
Declaration
Microsoft is committing to remove more carbon than it emits through a portfolio of negative emission technologies including afforestation and reforestation, soil carbon sequestration, BECCS, and direct air capture.

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.

Equity in allocating carbon dioxide removal quotas

2020
Scholarly Work
Carlos Pozo, Ángel Galán-Martín, David M. Reiner, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez
Drawing on existing equity frameworks, this paper allocates CDR quotas globally according to Responsibility, Capability and Equality principles.

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.

Congressional Testimony of Sasha Mackler, Bipartisan Policy Center

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

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