Growing Bi-Partisan Support for Carbon Capture Legislation

The Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act
Boosts research into far-off technologies to capture carbon emissions directly from the air and to reuse carbon dioxide in cement and steel production.

Background

The legislation is attached to the Senate’s fiscal 2020 defense bill but was rejected for procedural reasons . Recent hearings have brought Democrats onboard with amendments. 

While the Trump Administration has not weighed in specifically, it generally supports carbon capture and considers it a way to make coal more sustainable and efficient. 

Additional support

• Oil & Gas Industry
• National Wildlife Federation
• National Audubon Society 
• multiple Democrat co-sponsors

Bloomberg Environment | Carbon Capture Legislation Gaining Steam, Bipartisan Support