Two bipartisan bills introduced in the U.S. Senate aim to support carbon capture and storage technologies as part of a drive to reduce emissions. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives introduced the ‘Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act,’ aimed at helping U.S. firms to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure as a way to cut carbon dioxide emissions and create jobs and regional economic opportunities. “Carbon capture will play a critical role in reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, and the availability of CO2 transport infrastructure is necessary to drive investments in carbon capture technologies,” U.S. Senators including Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), said. The other bill, the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Tax Credit Amendments Act, was introduced last week, and extends the window for projects to begin construction and qualify for the 45Q tax credit by another five years to end-2030. […]