Americas > CCUS and DAC can’t bring down US power plant emissions due to EPA rules -Senators

CCUS and DAC can’t bring down US power plant emissions due to EPA rules -Senators

Published 20:33 on November 2, 2023  /  Last updated at 20:44 on November 2, 2023  / William Koblensky Varela /  Americas, US

The US EPA approvals process for state primacy over carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) as well as direct air capture (DAC) are preventing their installation, potentially condemning fossil fuel power plants, US Senators told a committee hearing on Thursday.
The US EPA approvals process for state primacy over carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) as well as direct air capture (DAC) are preventing their installation, potentially condemning fossil fuel power plants, US Senators told a committee hearing on Thursday.


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