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Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on U.S. Department of Energy Awarding $65.6 Million for Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today
issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
awarded $65.6 million to support the California Energy Commission's West Coast
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB)
research:
"California is a leader in the fight against
global warming, and this money will help us in reaching our climate change
goals. It also underscores the need for continued funding to research new
technologies. Over a short period of time-just four years-this carbon capture
and storage project has the potential to remove one million tons of carbon
dioxide from our atmosphere. These are the kinds of innovative technologies that
we need to win the battle against greenhouse gas
emissions."
WESTCARB is one of seven research
partnerships co-funded by DOE to explore carbon sequestration opportunities and
conduct regional carbon storage field tests. The partnership, led by the
California Energy Commission, demonstrates ways to capture and store carbon
dioxide and reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to global climate change.
WESTCARB comprises more than 70
organizations, including state and provincial resource management and
environmental protection agencies, national laboratories and research
institutions, colleges and universities, conservation non-profits, oil and gas
companies, power companies, pipeline companies, trade associations, vendors and
service firms and consultants.
To date, DOE has awarded $81.2 million in
funding for WESTCARB research.
