Gov. Doug Burgum highlighted opportunities to help meet the nation’s energy needs during a call with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Burgum says the goal is to do so in a sustainable way through research and development of carbon capture, storage and utilization (CCUS) technology by the oil and gas, coal and biofuel industries.
The discussion came just hours after Burgum, speaking at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, challenged the energy industry to help make North Dakota a carbon-neutral state by the end of the decade, citing several CCUS initiatives being planned or underway.
In an interview, Burgum said it would not be done by regulation, but by innovation, and by driving capital investments to the energy and agriculture industries.
Burgum says North Dakota is – as he put it – “uniquely positioned” to reduce carbon emissions.
Burgum also stressed the importance of innovation over regulation to maintain U.S. energy independence and energy security and to ensure that environmental and social governance (ESG) policies don’t discourage innovation and investment into solutions that will allow for a continued all-of-the-above energy approach that includes coal, oil and gas.
Granholm asked Burgum to have their offices work together to plan a visit to North Dakota and strategize on ways to collaborate to advance research and development of CCUS technology as well as hydrogen power technology.
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