Carbon Sequestration
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships – Characterization Phase
The Characterization Phase began in September of 2003 with seven partnerships working to develop the necessary framework to validate and potentially deploy carbon sequestration technologies. In announcing the Characterization Phase initiative in November 2002, then Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said the partnerships would become "the centerpiece" of expanded federal efforts to investigate the potential for sequestration to be an important carbon management strategy.
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This map displays deep saline formation data which were obtained from the Partnerships
and compiled by NATCARB. |
The main goals of the Characterization Phase were to collect data on CO2 sources and sinks and develop the human capital to support and enable future carbon sequestration field tests and deployments. The partnerships also sought to evaluate and determine which of the numerous sequestration approaches that have emerged in the last few years are best suited for specific regions of the country. In addition, the partners began studying possible regulations and infrastructure requirements that would be needed should climate science indicate that sequestration be deployed on a wide scale in the future.
June 2005 marked the end of the Characterization Phase. The partnerships succeeded in establishing a national network of companies and professionals working to support sequestration deployments; created a network of regional carbon sequestration atlases for the United States (NATCARB), which were used to identify the most promising sequestration opportunities; and raised awareness and support for carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas mitigation option, both within industry and the general public.
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