GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

1/Policy Development - CO₂ Storage

PROBLEM

With carbon constraints on the horizon, research into the legal issues of carbon sequestration was not keeping up with developments in science and technology.

SMG'S APPROACH

SMG worked with the Department of Energy Development and Independence to develop a review of the potential legal issues. Following a presentation at the Governor's Conference on the Environment, a workgroup was established to study the potential issues and make recommendations. Stakeholders across the Commonwealth met several times to engage on the issue and created a report on the consensus findings of the workgroup. Sara Smith with SMG chaired the workgroup and was one of the primary authors of the report.

RESULTS

A path forward that makes sense and has substantial support across the various stakeholder interest has been developed to help guide policy decisions.