Carbon Management and the Workforce

The nationwide deployment of carbon management technologies at industrial, power, and large-scale direct air capture facilities is an essential component of domestic workforce development for the energy, industry, and manufacturing sectors in almost every state in the nation. The workers who build and maintain carbon capture, direct air capture, carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines, carbon reuse and storage infrastructure must have a broad range of skill sets. These burgeoning industries can leverage the existing skilled workforce in the oil and gas, energy, and industrial sectors. These sectors support family-sustaining jobs that form the backbone of regional economies across the nation.