CCS bill passes … More protections needed
After weeks of negotiations, the IL House and Senate passed the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. But more protections are needed.

After weeks of negotiations, the IL House and Senate passed the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. But more protections are needed.

CCS incentivizes emissions, costs more than renewables, and can’t help us meet our climate targets.

CCS captures CO2 from a power plant, compresses it into a liquid, transports it via pipeline, and then injects it deep underground for storage.

Navigator withdrew its application to build a 1300 mile-long, dangerous CO2 pipeline after failing to secure the easements required for a sequestration site.

The IRA has made billions of dollars are now available to the fossil fuel industry for CCS, a trojan horse for averting climate catastrophe.

Are you wondering what the impact federal subsidies for CCS and carbon pipelines have on our ability to respond to the climate crisis? Then join this webinar on 11/15, at 6:30pm!