Carbon Capture and Storage OVERVIEW

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) seeks $20 million over three years to accelerate the global deployment of carbon management technologies by 2050. The organization focuses on establishing government-funded innovation and commercialization programs in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. CATF argues that carbon capture is essential for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, and aviation, and for achieving negative emissions. Current deployment is hindered by cost barriers, technology risks, and a lack of infrastructure and pollution standards. In the U.S., CATF leverages the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, while in Europe, it advocates for a comprehensive EU policy framework to scale up the approximately 70 planned projects. The strategy involves using first-mover nations to drive cost reductions and learning, which will then facilitate technology transfer to emerging markets in Asia and other regions.

• Carbon management technologies are described as essential for decarbonizing power, transportation, and industrial sectors such as steel and cement production, as well as for reducing atmospheric CO2 levels through direct air capture.
• The deployment of carbon capture technologies has been slower than required due to several obstacles, including limited access to geologic storage, first-of-a-kind technology risks, cost barriers, and a lack of strong pollution standards.
• CATF aims for global wide-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage by 2050, targeting the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia through government-funded private-sector programs.
• In the United States, CATF is advocating for scaled deployment within the next decade, utilizing federal policies from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, while emphasizing the need for complementary state-level policies.
• In Europe, approximately 70 carbon capture projects are currently planned, but CATF asserts that a comprehensive EU policy framework is necessary to meet the region's decarbonization goals.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Carbon Capture and Storage OVERVIEW. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01155540/CATF_CarbonCapture_Overview.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture and Storage OVERVIEW. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01155540/CATF_CarbonCapture_Overview.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendcarbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture and Storage OVERVIEW}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01155540/CATF_CarbonCapture_Overview.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }