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A selection of emerging carbon removal policies, carefully curated to inspire advocacy and replication. Filter by type, status and level of government to learn more.
Sparks: 8
Status: Live Proposal
- Direct payment support scheme for durable forms of carbon dioxide removal and storage.
- Design elements inspired by feed-in-tariff pioneered by Germany and other European states to scale up and drive down cost for renewable energy.
Status: Live Proposal
- Creates a competitive state procurement program to accelerate and scale long- duration carbon removal.
- Annual purchases are based on quality and impact standards, and co-benefit and equity considerations.
Status: Enacted
- Funds the completion of a carbon management roadmap to assess CDR and CCS potential in state; scope includes specific policy recommendations for industry support.
- Makes certain categories of carbon removal projects eligible for funding under an existing multi-year industrial clean air grant program.
Status: Live Proposal
- A property tax abatement (PTA) for commercial buildings in New York City covering up to 20% of eligible carbontech project costs.
- Eligible carbontech applications: 1. remove carbon from the air, 2. stop carbon from going into the air (capture), and/or 3. utilize carbon in climate beneficial ways.
- Modeled after high impact PTA precedents supporting local demand in NYC for solar, batteries and green roofs.
Status: Live Proposal
- Polluter pays mandate would require high emitting facilities to purchase negative emissions annually.
- Standards-based and technology agnostic based eligibility.
- Year-after-year mandate scale up, based on California statewide carbon removals requirement to reach next zero by 2045.
Status: Live Proposal
- Establishes a U.S. Federal carbon dioxide removal public procurement program.
- Eligibility includes Direct Air Capture or other Technology-Based pathways
- Carve-out for small projects.
Status: Enacted
- The worlds’ first legislated negative emissions commitment by any nation.
- Commits Finland to achieving economy-wide negative emissions by 2040.
Status: Enacted
- An amendment to Washington State's Capital Budget making greenhouse gas removal projects eligible for grant funding under the state's existing Clean Energy Fund Program.
- Supported by funds from Washington's landmark net-zero/emissions reduction law, The Climate Commitment Act of 2021.
Status: Live Proposal
- Direct payment support scheme for durable forms of carbon dioxide removal and storage.
- Design elements inspired by feed-in-tariff pioneered by Germany and other European states to scale up and drive down cost for renewable energy.
Status: Live Proposal
- Creates a competitive state procurement program to accelerate and scale long- duration carbon removal.
- Annual purchases are based on quality and impact standards, and co-benefit and equity considerations.
Status: Enacted
- Funds the completion of a carbon management roadmap to assess CDR and CCS potential in state; scope includes specific policy recommendations for industry support.
- Makes certain categories of carbon removal projects eligible for funding under an existing multi-year industrial clean air grant program.
Status: Live Proposal
- A property tax abatement (PTA) for commercial buildings in New York City covering up to 20% of eligible carbontech project costs.
- Eligible carbontech applications: 1. remove carbon from the air, 2. stop carbon from going into the air (capture), and/or 3. utilize carbon in climate beneficial ways.
- Modeled after high impact PTA precedents supporting local demand in NYC for solar, batteries and green roofs.
Status: Live Proposal
- Polluter pays mandate would require high emitting facilities to purchase negative emissions annually.
- Standards-based and technology agnostic based eligibility.
- Year-after-year mandate scale up, based on California statewide carbon removals requirement to reach next zero by 2045.
Status: Live Proposal
- Establishes a U.S. Federal carbon dioxide removal public procurement program.
- Eligibility includes Direct Air Capture or other Technology-Based pathways
- Carve-out for small projects.
Status: Enacted
- The worlds’ first legislated negative emissions commitment by any nation.
- Commits Finland to achieving economy-wide negative emissions by 2040.
Status: Enacted
- An amendment to Washington State's Capital Budget making greenhouse gas removal projects eligible for grant funding under the state's existing Clean Energy Fund Program.
- Supported by funds from Washington's landmark net-zero/emissions reduction law, The Climate Commitment Act of 2021.
