The Carbon Storage Future of Public Lands

To meet the climate and energy goals set forth by Biden Administration Paris Agreement, United States must dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Use of public lands for dioxide removal activities, including capture, utilization, storage (CCUS), has potential to advance reduction concurrently provide economic revitalization opportunities communities dependent on fossil industries. Current federal law presents numerous challenges associated with utilization pore space CCUS. Although grant programs tax incentives encourage deployment CCUS technologies, legal land-management issues related have received comparatively little legislative or agency attention. This essay seeks bring attention aspects geologic broaden conversations regarding technology lands. The authors identify courts, agencies, Congress address uncertainties promote cooperation coordination state agencies.