1	Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships 21-24 February 2005
2	Drivers
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4	Speculative GHG Stabilization Scenario to Meet Goals of the Global Climate Change Initiative
5	Other Potential Drivers Federal Policy – Senate bills introduced McCain Lieberman – Mandatory cap and trade Hagle – Voluntary reduction, tax incentives State policy – both mandatory and voluntary Over 25 states drafted and/or passed GHG legislation NE (RGGI) States and CA most aggressive 1605(b) GHG Voluntary Registry GHG Exchange Markets Overseas Markets (Kyoto) U.S. Voluntary Markets – Chicago Climate Exchange
6	Part of the Solution
7	Large Potential Worldwide Storage Capacity
8	Sequestration Enables Stabilization Could Account For > 60% of “Gap” in 2050
9	U.S. DOE/ Fossil Energy Sequestration Program
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11	Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Developing Infrastructure for Wide Scale Deployment
12	Two-Phased Approach Phase I (Characterization) 7 Partnerships (40 states) 6 considering terrestrial 24 months (2003-2005)
13	Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Montana State University - Bozeman Agriculture, rangelands, and forestry Conducting regional, aggregate analysis in support of policies for GHG reductions Appropriate MMV technologies Advanced systems (NIR, LIBS) Carbon Accounting Frameworks C-Lock (Expand to WY, MT, and ID) National Carbon Offset Coalition
14	Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Battelle Memorial Institute / Ohio State University Early deployment options at low cost No-till à Afforestation à Conversion Grasslands à Wetland Restoration Biophysical potential of increased C in soils, biomass and litter MRCSP region represents significant CO₂ offset technical potential Total Annual C Accumulation: 39.1 MMT MRCSP region may offset 20% of CO2 emissions in region in Terrestrial Sinks MRCSP 20 Year C Accumulation: 773 MMT
15	Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership Univ. of N.D. – Energy and Environmental Research Center Focus on two significant regional sinks Agricultural soils (152 MMTCE) Wetlands (374 MMTCE) Agricultural Soils (NDSU) Conversion to no-till or grass lands Economic vs. technical potential Perennial grasses are promising Glaciated North American Prairie Wetlands (USGS and Duck Unlimited Canada) Active sink for 2-3X longer than Ag soils Long term offset of other GHG emissions Couple with perennial grasses
16	Southwest Partnership on Carbon Sequestration N.M. Institute of Mining and Technology Focusing on in Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forests Terrestrial sequestration in region is naturally limited by low average annual precipitation and the variability in precipitation Even in systems managed for carbon storage, wet years followed by a series of dry years may result in a net carbon flux from the system. Requires large scale implementation to reduce risks caused by variability in rainfall
17	West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership California Energy Commission Afforestation of Suitable Range Lands 9.3 million suitable hectares in CA Offset up to 12% of current CO₂ emissions in entire region Forestry Lengthen rotations of existing stands Thinning to reduce fire risk matched with bio energy production Fire is single largest source of CO₂ from Terrestrial MMV Key technical issue – MMV Test California Climate Registry accounting protocols
18	Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Southern States Energy Board
19	Other Phase I Accomplishments
20	Phase II Goals
21	Conclusion Fossil fuels, especially coal, are plentiful and important to the United States energy security Terrestrial sequestration can play a significant role in offsetting carbon emissions Regional partnerships needed to speed acceptance and adoption by emitters and future markets
22	Visit the NETL Sequestration Website www.netl.doe.gov/coalpower/sequestration/