Archives: Carbon Emissions

Easing the Path Toward Carbon Sequestration: Revenue Ruling 2021-13

By John R. Lehrer II on August 26, 2021 Posted in Carbon Emissions

On July 1, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2021-13 (Rev. Rul. 2021-13). That ruling (i) provided an example of the functionality-based definition of carbon capture equipment found in final Section 45Q Treasury Regulations; (ii) held that an investor must own at least one component (and is not necessarily required to own all components) of … Continue Reading

President Biden’s Plan for the Carbon Sequestration Tax Credit

By John R. Lehrer II on August 25, 2021 Posted in Carbon Emissions

Investment in Section 45Q tax partnerships may soon increase rapidly as the Biden administration aims to increase the Section 45Q tax incentive for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration.[1] Specifically, President Biden’s American Jobs Plan includes proposals to extend the Section 45Q tax credit to make it “easier to use for hard-to-decarbonize industrial applications, direct air capture, … Continue Reading

Monetizing the Section 45Q Tax Credit: The Key to Carbon Sequestration

By John R. Lehrer II on August 23, 2021 Posted in Carbon Emissions

If there is to be rapid progress in limiting the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, it will depend substantially on federal tax credits and state incentives for carbon capture and storage. For now, carbon capture and storage strategies are largely of three kinds: (1) biological removal (using photosynthesis to fix atmospheric CO2 … Continue Reading

Understanding Missouri v. Biden: The Benefits and Costs of Carbon Emissions

By Poe Leggette on March 15, 2021 Posted in Carbon Emissions

On Feb. 26, the Biden administration announced that, for at least the rest of the year, federal agencies will conduct regulatory and environmental analyses assuming that the global “social cost” of emitting carbon dioxide is $51 per ton. Called the “Social Cost of Carbon” for short, this calculation will be directed primarily toward agriculture and … Continue Reading