CEQ Finds ‘Robust’ Regulatory Framework To Boost CCUS Deployment

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is finding a “robust” existing regulatory framework to begin deploying carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) in a new report to Congress that also makes recommendations for how to improve current processes to scale up the technology as a key aspect of the administration’s climate policy. The June 30 report also acknowledges concerns about potential adverse public health and environmental effects of the process, encouraging “responsible” projects to address cumulative pollution and...