"The Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act, or USE IT Act (S. 2602), sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) aims to encourage carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) projects that lower emissions and to improve the permitting process for CO₂ capture and infrastructure projects. As part of the effort, technology prizes would also be awarded to selected projects that capture more than 10,000 tons of CO₂ annually and can be deployed for less than $200 per ton of CO₂ captured."

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"The Center for Climate Restoration is comprised of five Working Groups and a Coordinating Council. Each Working Group has a specific topical focus: Carbon Dioxide Removal, Arctic Restoration, Finance, Narrative and Public Support, and Safety, Monitoring, and Governance. They are intended to provide a venue for experts in their respective fields to brainstorm, provide action plans, and generate momentum towards restoring the climate. The groups each have one or two leaders and a liaison to the Coordinating Council. Their first meetings will occur during the first Laudato Sí Climate Restoration Conference in Rome April 9-11, 2018, and they are expected to meet regularly thereafter to further their missions."

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"Nori, a company which recently emerged from stealth, is creating the Noriton. It’s a cryptocurrency token that represents a ton of CO2 removed from the atmosphere and sequestered in one of a number of potential ways. This isn’t a cap-and-trade or carbon-tax system, but a market mechanism which values removed tons of CO2. Like carbon offset programs for fliers and drivers, it allows individuals and businesses to offset their CO2 emissions with guaranteed removal of CO2 from the atmosphere."

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"To casual observers, the provisions of the FUTURE Act might have seemed last minute and the mixed backing unexpected. In reality, its successful passage largely owed to the continuous advocacy of the Carbon Capture Coalition. This coalition of organized labor, coal companies, oil companies, and environmental groups was able to effectively message to both political parties. When the ink dried, the bill had 24 co-sponsors in the Senate."

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