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West Virginia University Bridge Initiative for S&T Policy, Leadership, & Communications

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

In collaboration with West Virginia University faculty and staff, the Bridge Initiative in Science and Technology Policy, Leadership, and Communications developed a policymaker guide focused on the opportunities and challenges of carbon dioxide removal and storage in West Virginia.

Through the West Virginia CDR Project, the Bridge Initiative also produced the guide Carbon Dioxide Removal and West Virginia, along with supporting policy briefs and explainers, which can be requested from Dr. Melanie Page. 

  • WVU Bridge CDR Policy Maker Guide
  • WVU Bridge CDR Policy Briefs and Explainers
  • Webinars
  • CDR Study
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Carbon Dioxide Removal Possibilities in West Virginia
(Source: West Virginia University, 2022; Adapted from Energy Futures Initiative, 2019)

The purpose of this study was to provide information for policymakers so they could understand both the opportunities and challenges of CDR activities in West Virginia.

The West Virginia University (WVU) faculty and staff who developed this guide focused their efforts on answering the following questions:

  1. What are potential scientific and technological opportunities and challenges to the removal and storage of CO2 from the atmosphere in West Virginia?
  2. How could the effective and efficient removal and storage of CO2 from the atmosphere enhance economic prosperity and job creation in West Virginia?
  3. What are potential new ecological, conservation, and environmental opportunities and challenges to the removal and storage of CO2 from the atmosphere in West Virginia?
  4. What are the associated opportunities, challenges, risks, and empowerment potential for traditionally socio-economically disadvantaged communities, including those located in former coalfields and communities of color?
    • Working Group 4: Jamie Shinn, chair
  5. What actions, if any, should national, state, and local West Virginia policymakers take to enhance the removal and storage of CO2 from the atmosphere to reduce climate variation, increase economic opportunities, and create jobs for West Virginians?