Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9558
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2024-09-12
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2024 Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collect, calculate, and publish information regarding emissions of carbon dioxide and methane outside the boundaries of the United States that are associated with exports of fossil fuels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act of 2024 . 2. Comparison of trends in domestic and exported carbon emissions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall collect, calculate, and publish information, for each of the previous ten calendar years, on— (1) the total emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that are released within the boundaries of the United States (including the territories of the United States) that are the result of the extraction, processing, transportation, combustion, and other use of fossil fuels; and (2) the total emissions of carbon dioxide and methane that are released outside the boundaries of the United States (including the territories of the United States) that are the result of leakage and combustion of fossil fuels produced or refined in the United States and subsequently exported from the United States. (b) Information In collecting and calculating information under this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (1) use the best available scientific information, including, where available— (A) information collected through direct monitoring and measurement; and (B) disclosures of carbon dioxide and methane emissions by other national and subnational governments; and (2) be informed by the established international standards for accounting for greenhouse gas emissions, including the protocols established under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Resources Institute. (c) Consultation In implementing this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall consult with— (1) the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration; and (2) the executive director of the International Energy Agency. (d) Publication of information The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make the information collected and calculated pursuant to this section widely available to the public, including by publishing such information on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency. (e) Definition of fossil fuel In this section, the term fossil fuel means carbon-containing material formed in the Earth’s crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms, including coal, oil, and natural gas.