New CEQ Guidance Promotes "Responsible Deployment" Of Carbon Capture, Utilization And Sequestration

Hot on the heels of a new Biden administration initiative to cut industrial sector emissions via carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) and other methods, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new interim guidance to federal agencies for "responsible deployment" of CCUS technologies. The administration views CCUS as crucial to achieving its goal of net-zero emissions economywide by 2050. CEQ's guidance is a critical step in accelerating the broad scale deployment of CCUS as an emissions reduction strategy across industrial sectors. The guidance also complements efforts at the state level to streamline permitting and accelerate projects, including in Colorado and Wyoming.