The US Environmental Protection Agency today finalized the repeal of the Clean Air Act 111(d) standards, which regulated greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. This follows the administration’s earlier rescission of the endangerment finding, the key legal determination that allowed the federal government to regulate greenhouse gases. This statement may be attributed to Carbon Capture Coalition executive director, Jessie Stolark. The Coalition is a collaboration of companies, labor unions, and nonprofits working to build support for carbon management policies:
“Regardless of the administration’s moves to deregulate emissions, American voters continue to call on their elected officials to address the changing climate in a pragmatic, effective way. Carbon capture and storage deployment at power generation facilities is an available, effective way to address emissions from the growing US power sector, as evidenced by the 30 carbon capture and storage projects under development at power facilities in the United States.
“After two decades of stagnant load growth, domestic and global demand for clean, firm power is surging due to unprecedented electricity demand. As US utilities and power producers work to meet growing power demand over the next decade, carbon capture at power facilities will be a crucial strategy for providing abundant, reliable, affordable, clean, and dispatchable power. Carbon management technologies, including carbon capture, removal, transport, reuse, and storage, will help sustain American industries in markets that increasingly demand cleaner electricity and materials, without sacrificing economic growth.
“The Coalition has and will continue to focus on working collaboratively with businesses, labor organizations, and nonprofit groups to educate lawmakers on the important role carbon management technologies will play in reducing emissions across supply chains, building jobs, and creating opportunities for American businesses to compete in the global marketplace.”
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The Carbon Capture Coalition is a nonpartisan collaboration of companies, unions, conservation and environmental policy organizations, building federal policy support to enable economywide, commercial-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies. This includes carbon capture, removal, transport, reuse, and storage from industrial facilities, power plants, and the ambient air.