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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
3Energy:
 
4    (1) "Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
5    technologies provide a key pathway to address the urgent
6    U.S. and global need for affordable, secure, resilient, and
7    reliable sources of clean energy";
 
8    (2) "There is international consensus that CCUS will play a
9    critical role as part of an economically sustainable route
10    to the emissions cuts needed to limit global warming to
11    2°C";
 
12    (3) "In addition to the critical role that CCUS plays in
13    decarbonizing the electric power sector, deep
14    decarbonization of key sources in the industrial sector
15    will not be possible without CCUS";
 
16    (4) "CCUS technology is necessary to meet climate change
17    mitigation goals at the lowest possible cost to society";
 
18    (5) "A combination of tax incentives, and research and
19    development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) will be
20    critical in developing transformational carbon capture

 

 

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1    technologies and to drive down the cost of capture"; and
 
2    (6) "As the world now works towards the ... goal agreed
3    upon at the 21st UNFCCC [United Nations Framework
4    Convention on Climate Change] Conference of the Parties in
5    Paris in December of 2015, CCUS in the industrial and power
6    sectors will become increasingly important"; and
 
7    WHEREAS, According to the Intergovernmental Panel on
8Climate Change (IPCC):
 
9    (1) Absent the broad deployment of carbon capture and
10    storage (CCS), fewer than half of the IPCC's climate models
11    can achieve climate "stabilization" - an atmospheric
12    concentration of greenhouse gases of 450 parts-per-million -
13     by the year 2100; and
 
14    (2) Of the fewer-than-half models able to achieve a level
15    of 450 parts-per-million, the cost of achieving such a goal
16    without CCS is 138% higher - more than double; and
 
17    WHEREAS, According to the 17-member Major Economies Forum
18on Energy and Climate, "While increased use of renewable
19energy, greater energy efficiency, and nuclear power all have
20important roles to play in the mitigation of greenhouse gases,
21carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the only viable option for

 

 

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1addressing emissions from facilities that continue to burn
2fossil fuels. With the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from
3fossil fuels by up to 90%, CCS is a critical technology for
4reducing emissions to target levels in the required time
5frame"; and
 
6    WHEREAS, According to the International Energy Agency
7(IEA), "Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is projected to play a
8crucial role in a carbon-constrained world, as it is currently
9the only technology able to significantly reduce emissions from
10the use of fossil fuels"; and
 
11    WHEREAS, According to the United Nations Climate Change
12Secretariat, "Alongside energy efficiency, renewable energy
13and other non-fossil fuel sources, carbon dioxide capture, use
14and storage (CCUS) is another element of the transition to a
15low emissions future. Not only does CCUS offer the potential to
16capture emissions from the power sector but it could play a
17wider role in reducing the GHG emissions from industries with
18significant process emissions, such as chemicals, cement and
19steel production, and agricultural processing. In addition,
20CCUS can assist countries that currently heavily rely on fossil
21fuels to make the transition to low-emission fuel sources while
22limiting the disruption to the local economy and employment";
23and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The United States has abundant supplies of coal
2that provide important economic and energy security benefits to
3our nation; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Reliable and affordable electricity is vital to
5the economic growth of Illinois, jobs, and the overall welfare
6of its citizens; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Illinois has the largest recoverable bituminous
8coal reserves in the United States, sufficient to meet all of
9America's electricity needs for 50 years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Illinois coal industry generates over $2.5
11billion in annual economic activity within the State, employing
12approximately 5,000 miners with an average annual salary of
13$85,000, higher than both the United States and Illinois median
14household incomes; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has long been committed to
16and is a leader in the research and development of technologies
17that provide clean and safe power generation; and
 
18    WHEREAS, A central element of a clean energy strategy for
19Illinois is continued research and development of carbon
20reduction strategies, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) capture,
21utilization, and storage through emerging technologies such as

 

 

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1geological sequestration, mineral carbonation, and the
2beneficial use of captured CO2, in order to maximize
3environmental benefits and economic opportunities; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Illinois institutions such as the Prairie
5Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Southern
6Illinois University, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges,
7Richland Community College, and others strive to address
8climate, health, education, and economic impacts, through
9collaborations on applied CO2 research, practical
10applications, workforce development and public education; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Legislation pending in both the U.S. House of
12Representatives and U.S. Senate would enhance current federal
13tax incentives so as to sustain and promote such collaborations
14and encourage private industry in manufacturing, energy
15generation, and food production, to implement and support new
16technologies that increase CO2 capture, utilization, and
17storage; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20call upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President
21to sign into law, legislation to extend and expand the current
22federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage
23under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code; and be it

 

 

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1further
 
2    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3delivered to the President of the United States, the Speaker of
4the United States House of Representatives, the United States
5Senate Majority Leader, and all members of the Illinois
6Congressional Delegation.