California Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on DOE Awarding $65.6 Million for Carbon Capture and Storage Project

05/06/2008 -- California 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.

Source: California Governor

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