CCS Policy andPublic Perceptions:United StatesSallie E. GreenbergIllinois State Geological SurveyMidwest Geological Sequestration Consortium12 June 2009UCL Carbon Capture & Storage Public Perception &Law
Overview
Climate change policy Multiple fronts
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Stimulus Bill States
Multiple perspectives Public Government Science Industry
Federal Policies
Carbon Capture and Storage EarlyDeployment Act (H.R. 1689/Boucher)
The American Clean Energy and SecurityAct of 2009 (H.R. 2454/Waxman-Markey)
Department of Energy Carbon Captureand Sequestration Program AmendmentsAct of 2009 (S. 1013)
State Approach
Address specific issues Policy focus on specific barriers
Pore space ownership Liability for stored CO2
Regulatory oversight
Wyoming Texas Pennsylvania
State Policies Texas (SB 1387)
Requiring/authorizing Texas Railroad Commission to regulatecarbon sequestration
Clarifies ownership of CO2
Creates long-term stewardship fund
Calls for further studies
Wyoming (HB 89 and HB 90) Pore space ownership
Regulation of carbon sequestration with Department ofEnvironmental Quality
Pennsylvania (Act 129, HB 80, SB 92) State-managed carbon storage site
Advanced coal combustion with limited carbon emissions
Public Focus
Economy Housing market Health care Drinking water quality
Environment Increased number think global warming exaggerated
(Gallup Poll 2009) 53% believe global warming effects have begun
(down 3% from 2008)
Public Perception and Policy
Role of public participation is non-uniform
Rapid changes in efforts to increaseawareness
Little to no information on effectiveness
Significant efforts underway to influencepublic perceptions
CCS tied to coal usage and energy issues
What does $80m in advertising buy?
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U.S. CCS Projects U.S. Department of Energy Regional
Sequestration Program
10 Site characterization projects ($5 millioneach)
FutureGen revisited
Industry early movers Increasing inquiries
Increasing call for
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Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships
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Project Injection Schedule
Injection Complete
2009 Injection
Ongoing Injection
Phase II and Phase III combined
The Illinois Basin – Decatur Project MGSC
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Schlumberger CarbonServices
Inject 1 million metric tons ofcarbon dioxide at a depth of7,500 +/- ft
Injection period 3 years
Post-closure monitoring 2years
On-going monitoring,verification, and accounting(MVA)
Summary
Significant work being done to understandbarriers to implementation
Multiple bills pending to address issues
One bill
Multiple bills addressing specific issues
State and Federal policies in progress
Demonstration projects moving forward
Much progress – more work to do!
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