Pending Legislation

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This proposed federal legislation, introduced by Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter,  will direct the Secretary of the Dept. Of Energy to set up a pilot program to continue and expand the research and development of ocean-based techniques and strategies (especially OIF) for removing excess CO2 from the atmosphere, restore fisheries, and enhance ocean health.  The bill seeks to fund and implement the research strategy recommended by the 2022 National Academies of Sciences Report, available for FREE download below.

Recognizing that merely reaching net-zero emissions will not by itself be enough to ensure humanity's survival, Senator David Cortese introduced and passed (with no opposition) a Climate Restoration Resolution (SR 34) in the California Senate in July 2023. The next step is to get Congress to do the same. To read this Resolution and express your support, go to www.peterfiekowsky.com/sign-the-resolution. Then urge all your friends and any environmental groups you know of to do likewise!

 SB 308, authored by California State Senator Josh Becker,  seeks to create a framework for developing the state’s Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)  capacity so that the state can achieve net zero emissions by  counterbalancing the hardest-to-eliminate emissions that will still exist in 2045 after years of emission reduction measures. SB 308 establishes rules to ensure  that CDR solutions will provide scientifically valid carbon  removal and that CDR providers will partner with  neighboring communities to provide local benefits and  avoid harms. It also creates early market demand for CDR  solutions so that they can start to scale up and mature.  OIF is not specifically mentioned as a CDR strategy, but is implicitly included.  OIF Alliance is actively working with Senator Becker and wholeheartedly supports this bill.