本文转自《Michael Bennet》发表的题为“Bennet, Portman Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Overall Carbon Emissions and Boost Domestic Energy Production”的报道。

日期 ：2019.06.10

原文链接：https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/6/bennet-portman-reintroduce-bill-to-reduce-overall-carbon-emissions-and-boost-domestic-energy-production?tdsourcetag=s_pcqq_aiomsg

Bipartisan Legislation Would Help Finance Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

两党立法将帮助资助碳捕集与封存项目

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today reintroduced a bill to make it easier for power plants and industrial facilities to finance the purchase and installation of carbon capture, utilization, and storage equipment.

华盛顿特区 - 美国参议员迈克尔·班纳特（D-CO）和罗伯·波特曼（R-OH）今天重新提出法案，使发电厂和工业设施更容易为购买和安装碳捕获，利用和储存设备提供资金。

“Reducing carbon pollution while creating good-paying jobs is something that Democrats, Republicans, labor unions, industry, and environmentalists can all get behind,” said Bennet. “Our legislation would help reduce carbon pollution by making it more cost effective for power plants and industrial facilities to invest in carbon capture equipment. This is a significant step to ensure we are boosting Colorado's clean energy economy and keeping our air clean as the threat of climate change continues to grow.”

“在创造高薪工作的同时减少碳污染是民主党人，共和党人，工会，工业界和环保主义者都可以做的事情，”班纳特说。 “我们的立法将有助于减少碳污染，使发电厂和工业设施投资碳捕集设备更具成本效益。 这是确保我们在气候变化威胁持续增长的同时促进科罗拉多州清洁能源经济和保持空气清洁的重要一步。”

“This bill is a win-win for jobs and the environment, and I’m proud to continue my work on this issue with Senator Bennet,” said Portman. “Carbon capture is a common-sense solution that will allow states like Ohio to continue to utilize our natural resources while protecting our environment at the same time. This bipartisan measure is supported by business groups, energy groups, and environmental groups alike, and I urge all of my colleagues to support it.”

波特曼说：“这项法案对就业和环境来说是双赢的，我很自豪能继续与参议员班纳特一起解决这个问题。” “碳捕获是一种常识性的解决方案，可以让像俄亥俄州这样的国家继续利用我们的自然资源，同时保护我们的环境。 这种两党合作的措施得到了商业团体，能源团体和环保团体的支持，我敦促所有同事都支持它。”

The Carbon Capture Improvement Act would allow businesses to use private activity bonds (PABs) issued by local or state governments to finance a carbon capture project. These bonds are beneficial to consumers and businesses because they are tax-exempt and can be paid back over a longer period of time. If more than 65 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from a given facility are captured and injected underground, then 100 percent of the eligible equipment can be financed with PABs. If less than 65 percent is captured and sequestered, then tax-exempt financing is permitted on a pro-rated basis. PABs have been used for decades to finance pollution control equipment at U.S. power and industrial facilities; capturing carbon dioxide is a logical next step.

碳捕集改进法案允许企业使用地方或州政府发布的私人活动债券（PABs）为碳捕集项目提供资金。 这些债券对消费者和企业有利，因为它们是免税的，可以在较长的时间内收回。 如果超过65％的特定设施的二氧化碳排放量被捕获并注入地下，那么100％符合条件的设备可以通过PAB进行融资。 如果捕获和隔离的比例低于65％，则允许以按比例计算的免税融资。 几十年来，PAB一直用于资助美国电力和工业设施的污染控制设备，捕获二氧化碳是合乎逻辑的下一步。

Statements in support of the Carbon Capture Improvement Act:

支持碳捕集改进法案的声明：

“If we’re going to have a chance at meeting emissions reduction goals, specifically net zero emissions, carbon capture technology must be part of the solution,” said Michael Langford, President, Utility Workers Union of America. “This important legislation helps to make that possible by easing access to capital to build the infrastructure that will bring more carbon capture projects to life. Workers and communities are depending on measures like these to help lower emissions and sustain local economies.”

“如果我们有机会实现减排目标，特别是净零排放，碳捕获技术必须成为解决方案的一部分，”美国公用事业工人联盟总裁Michael Langford说。 “这项重要的立法有助于通过放宽资金来建立可以带来更多碳捕集项目的基础设施来实现这一目标。 工人和社区依靠这些措施来帮助降低排放并维持当地经济。”

“The Carbon Capture Coalition is pleased to endorse the Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2019, federal legislation to authorize the use of tax-exempt private activity bonds to help finance the purchase of carbon capture equipment for installation at power plants and industrial facilities. Private activity bonds are a well-developed financial instrument that has proven successful over decades in reducing the cost of financing for a broad range of private infrastructure projects that provide significant public benefits,” said Brad Crabtree, Co-director of the Carbon Capture Coalition. “Carbon capture projects are capital intensive and typically require long periods of time to develop and construct, which increases financial risk for project developers and private investors. By providing access to tax-exempt bonds that can be paid back over a longer timeframe, this legislation provides an important tool for reducing the cost of capital for carbon capture projects at industrial facilities and power plants. The Coalition commends Senators Bennet and Portman for their bipartisan leadership, and we look forward to supporting their efforts to enact this urgently-needed legislation to scale up private investment in critical carbon capture technology in the marketplace.”

“碳捕集联盟很高兴赞同2019年碳捕集改进法案，该法案授权使用免税私人活动债券来资助购买碳捕集设备，以便在发电厂和工业设施中安装。私人活动债券是一种发达的金融工具，几十年来已证明在降低广泛的私营基础设施项目的融资成本方面取得了成功，这些项目提供了显着的公共利益，“碳捕集联盟联合主任布拉德克拉布特里说。 “碳捕获项目是资本密集型的​​，通常需要很长的时间来开发和建设，这增加了项目开发商和私人投资者的财务风险。通过提供可以在较长时间内偿还的免税债券，该立法为降低工业设施和发电厂的碳捕获项目的资本成本提供了重要工具。该联盟赞扬参议员班纳特和波特曼的两党领导，我们期待支持他们努力制定这项迫切需要的立法，以扩大对市场上关键碳捕获技术的私人投资。”

“Private activity bonds are a well-developed tool that has been used for decades to cut the cost of financing a broad range of energy-related infrastructure. The time is right to apply them to accelerating carbon capture projects with major environmental and economic benefits – and little cost to taxpayers,” said Dan Reicher, Founding Executive Director of the Stanford Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and Lecturer, Stanford University.

“私人活动债券是一种发展良好的工具，几十年来一直用于削减与广泛的能源相关基础设施融资的成本。 现在是时候将它们应用于加速碳捕获项目，具有重大的环境和经济效益 - 纳税人的成本很低，“Stanford Steyer-Taylor能源政策和金融中心创始执行董事，斯坦福大学讲师Dan Reicher说。