Regulatory Frameworks and Permitting Considerations for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide in the PCOR Partnership Region
This report describes the development of regulatory frameworks and approaches to permitting geologic storage of CO2 under the jurisdiction of EPA and states with Class VI primacy in the PCOR Partnership region. This review includes a federal, state, and provincial legislative and regulatory update and a description of the current landscape of Class VI primacy in the PCOR Partnership region and across the United States. The vital role of the states in regulating geologic storage of CO2 is also discussed as well as the importance of adopting a resource management framework. Lastly, the learnings from the first permits issued under state Class VI primacy are presented along with a summary of the key federal and state monetary incentives that have been put in place to spur the deployment of commercial CCS/CCUS projects. These regulatory and permitting developments in the states and provinces of the PCOR Partnership region, in combination with the evolving monetary incentives, represent critical factors in providing CCS/CCUS project developers with the regulatory and financial certainty that they need to accelerate the commercial deployment of CCS/CCUS in the region and, perhaps, across the United States.View/Download Document