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policy instrument
Carbon Dioxide Leadership Act
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typeprocurement
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysDirect air capture
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailBill reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Paul D. Tonko (D-NY-20), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), announced by Tonko's office the week of Aug. 1, 2026. Would leverage federal procurement to create a market for carbon dioxide removal by: requiring the Department of Energy to remove an increasing amount of carbon dioxide using direct air capture or othe
Monetary noteBill would set a declining per-ton price ceiling to incentivize cost reductions over time; no dollar amounts stated on the page
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway noterequires DOE to remove CO2 'using direct air capture or other durable technology-based removal solutions'
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