California Air Resources Board

California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff invites you to participate in a remote public workshop on concepts for potential regulations for establishing the Carbon Capture, Removals, Utilization, and Storage Program (authorized by Senate Bill 905, (Caballero, 2022) on June 23, 2026. During this workshop, staff will present the anticipated regulatory timeline and an overview of the Concepts for Potential Regulations for Establishing the Carbon Capture, Removals, Utilization, and Storage Program (Concepts), which was released for public review on May 7, 2026. Staff will also summarize feedback received from the public on the Concepts. The Concepts are available to review. Staff will accept additional verbal feedback during the workshop. 

This workshop will also serve as a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping meeting to solicit input on the scope and content of the Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) to be prepared for the proposed project.  

Staff’s presentation will be posted prior to the workshop on CARB’s Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage; Meetings Workshops, and Solicitations webpage. 

Date: June 23, 2026 

Time:  9 AM to 12 PM Pacific Time

Location: Virtual. Register for virtual attendance 

Materials:

• Read the Concepts
• View Submitted Responses

Background 

Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1279 (Muratsuchi, 2022) and Senate Bill (SB) 905 (Caballero, 2022) to accelerate California’s climate action. These two pieces of legislation recognize the need to drastically reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) to achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century and head off the worst impacts of climate change.  

AB 1279 establishes the state’s goals to reduce GHGs by 85% below 1990 levels and achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2045. Further, the 2022 Scoping Plan Update identified transitioning away from the combustion of fossil fuels, along with the critical need for CCUS/CDR, as essential to achieving California’s ambitious climate goals. 

SB 905 requires CARB to identify and implement policies and strategies that enable the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere through carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. SB 905 also requires CARB to create the CCUS Program to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and viability of CCUS and CDR projects and technologies, to ensure that CCUS and CDR projects meet certain monitoring, reporting, and financial responsibility requirements, and to provide other specified program elements.  

Environmental Analysis  

At the workshop, staff will provide an overview of CARB’s process for preparing the Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) and its content required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Staff welcome public input at the workshop on the appropriate scope and content of the EIA at the beginning of our process. A draft of the EIA will be released for public review and comment when the staff report is released.   

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please contact ccs@arb.ca.gov.

Language Services

Spanish interpretation services will be provided via Zoom. 
Habrá servicios de interpretación al español disponibles a través de Zoom.