CCS Coalition founded in California

CCS Coalition founded in California

Prompted by a study highlighting the importance of CCS to meet California's long-term target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, a group of energy companies with an interest in advancing CCS have launched the California CCS Coalition

The coalition was created to ensure CCS is an important part of any state carbon stabilization program with the goal being "to bring voices to the table throughout the state to demonstrate that CCS is practical, effective and safe," Montgomery adds.

The non-profit organization's mission is to represent the interests of CCS stakeholders in the legislative and regulatory arena and to educate key constituencies and organizations about facts regarding CCS. This includes increasing awareness of the history and safety of the technology, the realities surrounding geological storage and the critical importance of CCS to a comprehensive strategy of reducing emissions of carbon into the atmosphere.

The coalition will strive to increase awareness of CCS and to inform policy makers and the general public of CCS; encourage the deployment of CCS and incentives for low carbon power production; establish definitions for low-carbon power; encourage low-carbon power purchases by electric utilities, and more.

California CCS Coalition members to date include: Aera Energy, Chevron, Clean Energy Systems, Hydrogen Energy California, Sempra Energy Utilities, Southern California Edison, Shell and Western States Petroleum Association. The group hopes to attract other members, as well.

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