U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

FECM Newsletter: Launching Key Carbon Management Initiatives at COP26

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management sent this bulletin at 11/15/2021 04:34 PM EST

FECM Newsletter: November 2021

A Message from Leadership

November has been a busy month! At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, I was able to meet with many of our global partners in the effort to address climate change. I also had the opportunity to discuss the necessity of advancing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches alongside pursuing aggressive decarbonization to address the climate crisis.

While at COP26, I joined Secretary Granholm for the official launch of the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Carbon Negative Shot, the third target launched this year under DOE’s Energy Earthshots Initiative. (You can watch the recording of the event on YouTube.) Our ambitious Carbon Negative Shot goal is to foster an equitable CDR industry and reduce the costs associated with CDR technologies and approaches so that, within the decade, carbon dioxide (CO₂) can be removed from the atmosphere and durably stored for less than $100/net metric ton of CO₂-equivalent. Keep reading below for more about Carbon Negative Shot and CDR.

Looking ahead, save the date for the first day of December, 12.01, a number that represents the atomic mass of carbon. We will be spending the day highlighting FECM’s efforts to advance a suite of approaches to mitigate carbon emissions from the power and industrial sectors, and remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Carbon management is essential to meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Be sure to watch our social channels for more updates in the coming weeks and join us in marking the date and raising awareness on 12.01 (December 1).

Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer Wilcox

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

Goal: <$100 Per Net Metric Ton of CO₂e within the Decade

Carbon Negative Shot is the U.S. Government’s first major effort in CDR and an all-hands-on-deck call for innovation in technologies and approaches that will remove CO₂ from the atmosphere and durably store it at meaningful scales for less than $100/net metric ton of CO₂-equivalent.

Why? Because it is necessary. To reach our global climate goals, gigatons of atmospheric CO₂ must be removed every year by mid-century, alongside aggressive decarbonization.

Explore the new Carbon Negative Shot webpage (and read the press release) to learn more about this goal, get resources for understanding CDR and learn how Carbon Negative Shot will spur innovation and U.S leadership in the emerging CDR industry.

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FECM Launches Key Carbon Management Initiatives at COP26

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