Category: CCS - Alliance for Affordable Energy

Task Force on the Local Impacts of CCS meeting next week

10/13/2023

UPDATE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 6, 2023.

The Louisiana Legislature has convened a Task Force to examine the local impacts of carbon capture & sequestration (CCS). That Task Force will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 24th at 12:30pm at the Capitol (900 North Third Street), Room E.

The Alliance encourages those who can to attend the meeting and give testimony. Persons who do not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement via email to snatr@legis.la.gov. Make sure to email your statement in at least 4 hours before the meeting.

An opportunity to provide your input on Project Cypress

10/2/2023

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (OCED) is hosting an in-person community briefing on November 7th regarding Project Cypress, a direct air capture hub planned for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The goal of the briefing is to share more details about the process and Project Cypress, and to hear feedback and questions from local stakeholders.

The Alliance encourages you to make your voice heard and attend the community briefing in person on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 5:30-7:30pm at West Cal Arena & Events Center, Cypress Room (401 Arena Rd, Sulphur, LA 70665). Unfortunately, this briefing will not be streamed or recorded.

Register for the Community Briefing

Breaking down the LA Public Service Commission's August B&E agenda

8/13/2023

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is meeting this Wednesday, August 16th at 9am for its monthly Business & Executive Session (B&E). Since there wasn't a July LPSC Meeting, the August agenda is packed! The Alliance is here to breakdown the energy items that matter to you so that you can stay informed and get engaged.

You'll want to tune in for the presentation on the Louisiana Climate Action Plan from the Governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force (CITF). Many items in the Action Plan require significant LPSC engagement and this is the first time many of these folks are getting down to brass tacks in a public forum.

Will the EPA Listen to Louisiana's People?

6/22/2023

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held three days of hearings to allow the public to offer input regarding whether the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ (LDNR) should be given permitting primacy for Class VI carbon waste injection wells.

Primacy essentially means the LNDR will be given the authority to give out permits to companies that want to build these kinds of injection wells, which store carbon captured from power plants and other industrial facilities. Currently that authority rests with the EPA, which has more resources than the LNDR to rigorously protect our drinking water, land, and air.

Alarming New Report: The Carbon Capture Sequestration Gold Rush Is On

6/12/2023

Press Release published by the 2030 Fund & Louisiana Against False Solutions

An alarming new report commissioned by the 2030 Fund details dramatic expansion of 27 new projects throughout Louisiana, while EPA permitting decision hangs in the balance.

Get the rundown on the report in 2030 Fund & Louisiana Against False Solutions' (LAFS) press release.

Read 2030 Fund's Press Release

Public hearing on primacy around CCS injection wells

6/7/2023

Next week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting three days of public hearings from June 21-23 on the issue of whether or not Louisiana will be granted primacy over Class VI wells. This is notable for a couple of reasons.

First, primacy over Class VI wells – which are wells that are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations, a process known as carbon capture and sequestration / storage (CCS) – would mean that Louisiana would become the third state in the country to fully oversee all permitting and regulation of CCS projects in the state (the other two are Wyoming and North Dakota).

The Louisiana Legislative Session kicks off this week!

4/10/2023

By Jackson Voss, AAE's Climate Policy Coordinator

While it is a fiscal session – meaning the focus is intended to primarily be on tax policy – legislators will consider many issues, including bills aimed at regulating or restricting carbon capture projects; strengthening air and water monitoring; and fostering development of an offshore wind industry.

AAE will be paying particular attention to a bill relating to utility securitization – SB51 would allow utilities to pass off decommissioning costs for coal-fired power plants to ratepayers as fees on monthly utility bills. These are costs that ratepayers have already borne at least once before, and this bill would let a few utilities off the hook for recent, poor investment decisions by raising power bills for all Louisianans.

New Orleans City Council Climate Committee votes to ban carbon capture & sequestration facilities and pipelines

6/3/2022

Yesterday the New Orleans City Council Climate Committee voted to ban carbon capture & sequestration facilities and pipelines. The resolution, R-22-219, will now go to the full Council for a vote.

What is carbon capture and sequestration?
“Carbon capture and sequestration” or “CCS” refers to unproven technologies intended to prevent carbon dioxide (CO2) from reaching the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. Plans for CCS involve either collecting CO2 from industrial facilities or removing it from the air. Once collected or removed, the CO2 is either injected underground for disposal or used in the production of more fossil fuels.

Why is The Alliance concerned about CCS?
The coal, oil, and gas industry touts CCS as a “solution” to climate change. But CCS projects have consistently overpromised and underperformed, when they have not failed completely. CCS benefits the petrochemical and pipeline companies by enabling these industries to keep expanding profits while supposedly offsetting their emissions. What's worse? CCS poses significant environmental, health and safety risks to our communities and will have disproportionate affects on Black and Native communities. A report from May 2021 by the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council concluded that carbon capture storage projects will not benefit communities.

We don't want this expensive, unproven technology in our city. Tell your Councilmember to vote "yes" on Resolution 22-219!

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