CO2 Pipeline Scrapped

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Controversial CO2 Pipeline Scrapped in Midwest

The cancellation by developer Navigator CO2 Ventures is a setback for efforts to develop infrastructure to capture and store carbon emissions

A pipeline company dropped ambitious plans to build a network of CO2 pipelines across the Midwest, delivering a victory for environmentalists and farmers who have opposed the project.

Navigator CO2 Ventures said in a press release Friday that the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes had led the company to nix the multibillion-dollar project.

The company planned to erect over 1,300 miles of conduits to transport up to 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and permanently bury the gas in Illinois. It is one of several controversial projects seeking to crisscross the region with carbon pipelines.

The projects are seen by energy executives and experts as a test for whether the U.S. can build the infrastructure it needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The Biden administration is encouraging the build-out through billions of dollars in public subsidies.

But the projects have had to navigate a complex set of regulations, as well as strident opposition on the ground. 

Environmental groups say that the projects are a lifeline for fossil fuels, while landowners say developers have sought to steamroll them into accepting new pipelines on their property.  

“While the federal government keeps trying to waste billions of dollars to promote these massive carbon pipelines, grassroots organizing is winning the fight to stop these egregious handouts to corporate polluters,” said Emily Wurth, managing director of organizing at environmental group Food and Water Watch.

South Dakota’s state public utilities commission earlier this year rejected a permit application by Navigator. The company previously said it was suspending some of its right-of-way work in South Dakota and parts of Iowa.

Summit Carbon Solutions, another company with similar plans, has also run into roadblocks and said this week that it would delay its launch by about two years to 2026.

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