Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2024
"...Further, the government can and should require contractors to responsibly use those federal dollarsto deliver demonstrable results across a range of national priorities in addition to climate, such as equitable economic development and high-road labor practices. Federal CDR procurement should pair with policies that ensure its long-term efficacy, manage and mitigate any negative impacts, and maximize the benefits of resulting economic opportunity for underserved and over-polluted communities,and communities negatively impacted by the clean energy transition. Requirements and prioritization aroundequity, environmental integrity and responsible growth, like those in the Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act, are one tool for ensuring CDR contributes to an equitable net-zero transition and could help set precedents for the industry more broadly..."
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