Rare climate bipartisanship emerges on carbon storage, air capture
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Bills aimed at trapping industrial carbon emissions or pulling CO2 directly from the atmosphere are piling up in Congress and instead of the usual gridlock, some of them may actually gain momentum.
Why it matters: Scientists say that these emerging technologies, neither of which is economically available at scale, are going to be needed in potentially large amounts in order for the U.S. to go from the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, to a nation that absorbs more carbon than it releases.
Driving the news: Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced on Wednesday morning the Carbon Capture Improvement Act to help power plants and industrial facilities to finance carbon capture and storage equipment as well as more unproven direct air capture projects.
India News: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the government over the rise in petrol prices, and said the waves of tax collection epidemic are con
The Congress has been critical of the government for rising prices of petrol and diesel. The opposition party has also been demanding that petrol and diesel be brought under the purview of the GST regime.