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CO₂ sequestration, the capture and long-term storage of CO₂, is emerging as a major strategy for addressing climate change concerns, but regional characteristics must be taken into account to ensure successful sequestration projects.

The Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership is a collaboration of over 65 U.S. and Canadian stakeholders that is laying the groundwork for practical and environmentally sound CO₂ sequestration projects in the heartland of North America.

The PCOR Partnership is led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota and is one of seven regional partnerships under the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program (RCSP). NETL and RCSP are part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Resources (Fossil Energy).

Phase I of the PCOR Partnership program (fall of 2003 to fall of 2005) focused on characterizing the major CO₂ sources and sinks (sites with potential for CO₂ sequestration) in the PCOR Partnership region.

Phase II (fall of 2005 to fall of 2009) features several sequestration field validation projects designed to develop the expertise, real-world experience, and business models needed to implement major, full-scale, long-term CO₂ sequestration projects in the region. These full-scale projects would store the carbon portion of CO₂ at the earth's surface or the CO₂ gas itself is zones deep underground.

Phase III - PCOR Partnership Program - In the fall of 2007, the PCOR Partnership was selected for a 10-year, multimillion dollar, Phase III program focused on implementing a commercial-scale geologic carbon sequestration demonstration project in the region.

PCOR Partnership Phase III Announced!