Bipartisan group of senators urge support for DOE Carbon Capture Technology Programs
A bipartisan group of senators recently called for support in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for Department of Energy (DOE) programs to develop and deploy carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies in partnership with the private sector.
The senators forwarded the letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
“We ask that you fund CCUS programs at the highest possible levels in FY 2020 and adopt report language supporting an aggressive timeline for developing new and advanced carbon storage and utilization technologies,” the senators wrote.
U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) signed the letter.
“As the world transitions towards a carbon-constrained economy, investment in CCUS technology will spur economic development and ensure energy security while protecting the environment from carbon dioxide emissions and maintaining global leadership role in research and development,” the senators wrote.
