Carbon Capture

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• CATF Comments EU 2030 Climate Plan Strategy

  The Clean Air Task Force submitted comments on the European Commission’s efforts to increase climate ambition, and the EU’s pursuit of policies to decouple greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth.

  Comments June 21, 2020

• CATF Statement on Release of IRS Guidance for 45Q Tax Credits for Carbon Capture Projects

  Kurt Waltzer, Managing Director, Clean Air Task Force, has issued the following statement: “CATF welcomes the long-awaited IRS guidance on 45Q tax credits. With it, CCS developers can move ahead on projects with certainty as to how the credits will be administered.  As the IPCC has noted, large scale deployment…

  News & Media, Policy May 29, 2020

• U.S. Department of Energy Goes Deep, Investing in Geologic Carbon Storage

  The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) made an important decision in late April to fund five CarbonSAFE project applications for a total of $85 million. These five projects are part of the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE), a NETL initiative to further the development of…

  Infrastructure, Technology May 11, 2020

• Do it right – the IRS shows why it pays to comply with storage standards

  Thanks to Senator Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) persistent efforts, the IRS just provided him with details on how it is enforcing compliance with the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The IRS letter underscores the importance of transparency and appropriate oversight of geologic storage as a part…

  Policy, Technology April 30, 2020

• The Status of Carbon Capture Projects in the U.S. (And What They Need to Break Ground)

  In February 2018, the U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act, which included the expansion and extension of the 45Q tax credits for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS.) The updated incentive was designed to be much more effective in driving new CCUS projects and immediately generated private sector interest….

  Infrastructure, Technology April 22, 2020

• Can Carbon Capture Achieve 99+% CO2 Removal from Industrial and Power Plants?

  Scientific studies of climate change have reached a sobering conclusion.  It won’t be enough just to make deep reductions in carbon dioxide releases. By the second half of this century, all CO₂ emissions must be removed from the energy system. This requirement means capturing 90% of the CO₂ emissions from…

  Electricity, Industry, Infrastructure, Technology April 14, 2020

• CCUS in California: Climate Opportunity and Policy Need

  Presentation April 10, 2020

• CATF Statement on the CLEAN Future Act

  “Clean Air Task Force is encouraged to see the progress made by the House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership in creating the ‘CLEAN Future Act’ framework for a comprehensive climate bill that will achieve 100 percent decarbonization by 2050,” said Conrad Schneider, Advocacy Director of Clean Air Task Force.  “From…

  News & Media, Policy January 8, 2020