Greenhouse Gas Reporting for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

摘要

In December 2010, EPA amended the regulatory framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to create Subpart RR, Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide. Under Subpart RR, facilities that conduct geologic sequestration by injecting CO2 for long-term containment in subsurface geologic formations are required to develop and implement an EPA- approved site-specific monitoring, reporting, and verification plan, and report basic information on CO2 received for injection, the amount of CO2 geologically sequestered using a mass balance approach and annual monitoring activities. This paper provides an overview of the Subpart RR greenhouse gas reporting requirements.