HJR97 Summary

• Supports federal policies to develop and deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies for power generation to reduce carbon emissions while maintaining affordable electricity.

• Calls for increased research, development, and demonstration funding for transformational CCS/CCUS technologies, including chemical looping, oxygen-fueled combustion, and alternative power cycles that can achieve cost and efficiency targets.

• Urges federal policymakers to establish parity in energy policy by prioritizing CCS/CCUS development comparable to renewable energy investment, noting only $20 billion has been invested in CCS compared to $1.9 trillion in renewable energy over nine years.

• Requests federal, state, and local policymakers to collaborate with the electricity industry on identifying and characterizing storage sites for successful carbon capture and storage projects.

• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to Alabama's Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the President, Governor Robert Bentley, and Alabama's Department of Economic and Community Affairs.