No miracles required: Scientists, industry experts agree California’s carbon capture and storage can be a reality

March 12, 2021- 

When it comes to California implementing a carbon capture and storage program to reach the state’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, nothing too newfangled needs to take place. During a forum titled “Carbon Capture and Sequestration in California: Regional Insights and Community Attitudes,” a group of scientists, California policymakers and industry leaders came together to discuss the...

Lab report outlines updates to state’s regulations for carbon capture, storage in effort to achieve neutrality

March 1, 2021- 

To reach economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier, California will likely have to capture, transport and geologically store tens of millions of tons per year of carbon dioxide (CO2) from large sources and from the atmosphere. California has an extensive regulatory framework that is rigorous, robust and will safeguard the environment, public health and safety during these...

Speaker addresses legal challenges of CCS

Dec. 13, 2010- 

The concept of reducing greenhouse gases by capturing them and storing them underground has become one of several possible solutions being considered by climate researchers. The detailed scientific aspects of carbon capture and storage/sequestration (CCS) have been under study for the past several years, with the experts arriving at a general consensus regarding techniques and...