Louisiana stands to benefit in big ways from carbon capture and storage technology. The benefits of CCS expand beyond the important goal of removing CO2 from the atmosphere — the expansion of CCS could help enable the growth of thousands of new jobs and protect thousands of existing ones, while potentially accelerating innovation in new technologies, like low-carbon hydrogen, aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.
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Governor Edwards: Louisiana’s Low-Carbon Future
May 31, 2023
“Louisiana already has the pipelines, infrastructure and the experience drilling wells to move into the growing billion-dollar carbon-capture industry.”
–Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards