Two years of IIJA: An overview of carbon management implementation to date

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated $12.1 billion to advance carbon management technologies in the United States. Two years into implementation, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched several key programs. The Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program has selected nine FEED study projects and three demonstration projects, including the Baytown, Project Tundra, and Sutter projects. The Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program has awarded funding to projects across multiple states, including Texas, Louisiana, and Wyoming, to develop large-scale sequestration and transport infrastructure. Additionally, the EPA has allotted $48 million to 25 state and Tribal recipients to support the regulation of UIC Class VI wells. In the realm of carbon removal, the Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs Program has selected two commercial-scale hubs in Texas and Louisiana for award negotiations. The document notes that while progress is underway, agencies have until 2026 to allocate remaining funds, and future success depends on shared transport networks and community engagement.

• The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided a total of $12.1 billion to support emissions reductions through carbon management technologies.
• The Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program, the largest subset of point source carbon capture funding in the IIJA, has $2.537 billion appropriated. As of December 2023, the DOE has selected nine front-end engineering design (FEED) study projects and three demonstration projects for award negotiations, the latter of which could reduce approximately 7.75 million metric tons of CO2 annually.
• The Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program has $2.5 billion to develop commercial large-scale carbon sequestration and transport infrastructure. Initial awards include $242 million for nine projects in states such as Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, and a subsequent $444 million for 16 projects in 12 states.
• The EPA has allocated $48 million to be shared among 25 state and Tribal recipients to help establish and implement programs for regulating geologic CO2 sequestration via Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI wells.
• The Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs Program, funded with $3.5 billion, aims to create four commercial-scale hubs removing over one million metric tons of legacy CO2 annually each. Two hubs in Texas (South Texas DAC Hub) and Louisiana (Project Cypress) have been selected for award negotiations, alongside five FEED studies and 14 feasibility projects.
• The Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Program has opened applications for $100 million in funding to provide a 50% cost share for public entities purchasing products made from converted carbon emissions.
• Future carbon management success in the U.S. is linked to the development of shared CO2 transport networks, such as those supported by the $2.1 billion Carbon Dioxide Transport Infrastructure and Finance Innovation (CIFIA) program, and the implementation of environmental justice tools in Class VI permitting.

APA

Wymer, J., & Bowers, S. (2023). Two years of IIJA: An overview of carbon management implementation to date. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2023/12/two-years-iija-overview-carbon-management-implementation-date/

Chicago

Wymer, Jess, and Sam Bowers. Two years of IIJA: An overview of carbon management implementation to date. Clean Air Task Force, 2023. https://www.catf.us/2023/12/two-years-iija-overview-carbon-management-implementation-date/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wymer2023two, author = {Wymer, Jess and Bowers, Sam}, title = {{Two years of IIJA: An overview of carbon management implementation to date}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.catf.us/2023/12/two-years-iija-overview-carbon-management-implementation-date/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }