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Complex, multi-faceted discussions and permitting processes are taking place in six affected states over whether to site, build and put into operation 3,300 miles of pipelines.
Basav Sen is the climate justice project director at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and writes on the intersections of climate change and social and economic justice. Prior to joining IPS, Basav worked for 11 years as a campaign researcher for the United Food and Commercial Workers.
The Biden administration has announced an investment of $251 million in carbon capture and storage projects in seven states, aiming to reduce planet-warming pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities.
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $251 million for carbon capture and storage projects in seven states, aiming to reducing reduce planet-warming pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities. The announcement represents a vote of confidence by the government in the nascent technology, which proponents, often from oil and gas industries, say could have a huge role in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, many environmentalists note that the technology is f
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Carbon capture and storage involves removing carbon dioxide, either from the source of pollution or from the air at large, and storing it deep underground.