• Hydrogen, ammonia and fertilizer, power generation and heat, cement, and biomass to power/heat are the top applications for carbon management in Europe. [...] • Japan progressed its CCS roadmap and announced support for 7 CCS networks that will capture CO2 in Japan for storage in the offshore waters off Japan and in the wider Asia-Pacific region. [...] • In Australia, the Federal Government passed a bill to incorporate the 2009 and 2013 amendments to the London Protocol into domestic legislation, to allow transboundary transport of CO2 for geological storage. [...] ● ECMC Mission: To regulate the development and production of oil & gas, deep geothermal resources, the capture and sequestration of carbon, and the underground storage of natural gas in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, wildlife resources and the environment. [...] ● The Act also expands the Commission's regulatory authority to include the authority to regulate a broader scope of energy and carbon management areas beyond oil and gas and into deep geothermal, carbon sequestration (i.e., Class VI Injection Wells), and gas storage 53 ECMC – Where We Are Going ● 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities ● HB24-1346 (pending as of 5/1/2024): Clean-up legislation.
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