WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today discussed her bipartisan bill, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act at a legislative hearing. The bill would incentivize carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) and encourage innovation in the use of energy resources.
“[T]imely enactment of the USE IT Act is so vital for making broad-based deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage technologies a reality. If the United States and the world are to bend the curve on atmospheric carbon dioxide, CCUS has to be a part of a policy and technological mix,” Senator Capito said. “CCUS will also serve to preserve employment in industries like coal and construction and manufacturing; and in the process, it will prevent major market disruptions that could kill jobs and significantly raise costs for energy and goods across our nation.”
To watch Senator Capito’s opening statement, click here.
For more information on the USE IT Act, click here.
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