Document Type
Policy Brief
Publication Date
2023
Recommended Citation
Stine, Deborah D., "Initiate Carbon Removal Opportunities to Enhance Economic Prosperity and Job Creation for West Virginians" (2023). Bridge Initiative for Science and Technology Policy, Leadership, and Communications. 7.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/bridge_initiative/7
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Comments
Carbon, in its many forms, has long provided economic development opportunities for West Virginia. The nature of those activities has changed over time, and today West Virginia has a new opportunity to leverage the competitive advantage of its natural resources: by capturing carbon out of the ambient air. Proactive policymaker and stakeholder actions to capture this burgeoning opportunity in the near-term can place West Virginia in the lead of long-term carbon management markets.