Carbon Management In 2021

Carbon Management In 2021

Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar

Phillips 66 oil refinery from Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington, California, USA. (Photo ... [+] by: Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)



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If 2020 marked the year that the U.S. formally left the Paris Agreement, 2021 could well be the year it starts to get serious about climate action.  

The time is ripe: an international pandemic has raised awareness about our independency, while incoming President Joe Biden has called climate change action a top priority. And it looks like he means business, putting together one of the most overtly pro-climate teams ever to grace federal halls of power.  



Even oil major powerhouses like BP and Royal Dutch Shell say they are in, at least on paper, announcing plans in the last year to become carbon neutral by 2050. 



The public also appears to be ready for a serious approach towards carbon management and climate change challenges, according to recent polling.  

Americans now largely recognize that the climate is being impacted by human activity, several surveys show. The most recent survey was conducted by the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs and UH Energy in October