Comments on the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration

The authors argue that the Proposed Plan underestimates the readiness and effectiveness of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS). They assert that CCS is technologically viable, citing sixteen integrated projects in North America and the necessity of the technology for deep decarbonization in industrial sectors like steel and cement. The coalition recommends that the Scoping Plan explicitly include CCS for both industrial and power sectors, identify potential synergies with the reduction of toxics and criteria pollutants, and remove regulatory barriers, such as the requirement that carbon capture occur onsite at crude oil production facilities.

• The authors contend that the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update underestimates the readiness and effectiveness of CCS and fails to outline the necessary state steps to ensure the technology contributes to emissions reductions by 2030 and 2050.
• CCS is presented as a technologically viable three-stage process—capture, transport, and injection—that has been demonstrated in large-scale installations, including sixteen integrated projects in North America.
• The document cites the IPCC and IEA to argue that CCS is essential for global climate goals, noting that without it, modelled mitigation costs rose by 138 percent on average and deep decarbonization of industrial processes like cement and steel is impractical.
• Beyond CO2 reduction, CCS deployment can offer synergies in reducing other harmful emissions, such as sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, and may eliminate water use for cooling in certain next-generation technologies.
• The authors argue that the pace of CCS deployment in California depends on resolving legal and regulatory issues, noting that project timelines from concept to commissioning can range from several years to over a decade.
• The coalition recommends that the Air Resources Board revise the Low Carbon Fuel Standard requirement that carbon capture must occur onsite at crude oil production facilities to allow for transport to more suitable geological sites.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2017). Comments on the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/21093930/Joint_Comments_ARBScopingPlan_CCS.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Comments on the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration. 2017. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/21093930/Joint_Comments_ARBScopingPlan_CCS.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2017comments, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Comments on the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update regarding Carbon Capture and Sequestration}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/21093930/Joint_Comments_ARBScopingPlan_CCS.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }