Three years ago, California unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

That plan mentioned the need to ramp up carbon removal and sequestration. It’s a three-step process involving separating carbon dioxide emissions from other gases produced by power generation or industrial processes, like cement and steel, and storing them below the earth’s surface.

Pipelines are one of the vehicles used to transport carbon dioxide, or CO2, from its source or atmosphere to its storage destination.

The use of carbon pipelines was banned in California until now.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed (SB 614) into law, giving the green light to their use.

“Carbon management is a critical pillar of California’s world-leading efforts to cut climate pollution,” he sai

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