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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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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).

Full Committee Hearing on “Cleaning the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage”

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
This hearing considered H.R. 1166, the "Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act.

Congressional Testimony of Jason Albritton, The Nature Conservancy

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Jason Albritton
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change on "Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage."

Congressional Testimony of Sasha Mackler, Bipartisan Policy Center

2020
Hearings and Testimony
Sasha Mackler
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change on "Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage."

Capturing Opportunity: Law and Policy Solutions to Accelerate Engineered Carbon Removal in California

2020
Policy Proposal
Ethan N. Elkind, Ted Lamm, Katie Segal
This policy brief outlines policy proposals for deploying engineered carbon removal technologies in California, including the key barriers limiting development progress and actionable solutions to overcome those barriers.

H.R.5435 – American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019

2019
Proposed Legislation
This bill requires the National Academies of Sciences to conduct a study into how U.S. government can meet the net emission reduction targets in the bill by increasing CCUS on public lands and nature-based solutions on ocean and coastal public lands.

Policy Brief: Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal

2019
Think Tank Report
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
This policy brief identifies the governance challenges around Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to carbon dioxide removal including techniques such as large-scale planting of forests, replacing previously lost forests, and restoring wetlands.

Stripe’s Pledge

2019
Declaration
As part of Stripe's environmental program, the company will fully offset greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing verified carbon offsets and paying for the direct removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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