Pending Legislation
California Senate Bill, SB 285
SB 285, 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 285 establishes quality standards to ensure that CDR solutions will provide scientifically valid carbon removal. 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.
Calif. Senate Passes SR 34, a Landmark Resolution for Climate Restoration. Will Congress be Next?
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!
In Congress - The Ocean Restoration Research and Development Incentive Act, fmly HR 7797
This proposed federal legislation, introduced by Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter in 2024, may be reintroduced in 2025 and would 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 to restore fisheries, enhance ocean health and remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere,. The bill seeks to fund and implement the research strategy recommended by the 2022 National Academies of Sciences Report, available for FREE download below.