ColoradoEmbodied Carbon Reduction
What it does
Embodied carbon is the carbon associated with greenhouse gas emissions arising from the production, construction, use, and end-of-life of products or systems used in the construction of buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.
More detail
Section 1 of the act adds embodied carbon improvements to the list of new energy improvements that are eligible for property-assessed clean energy financing provided by the Colorado new energy improvement district. An embodied carbon improvement is one or more installations or modifications to real property using eligible materials that result in the reduction of the installation's or modification's embodied carbon emissions.
Section 2 modifies the industrial clean energy tax credit so that embodied carbon investments are greenhouse gas emissions reduction improvements that, if certified, are eligible for the credit for a portion of the capital costs incurred in placing them in service. An embodied carbon investment is one that results in a 15% or greater reduction in cradle-to-gate embodied emissions of eligible materials when compared to the eligible materials' cradle-to-gate baseline. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 2Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 2Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 25House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 22House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 17Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentMinor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Apr 11Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 12Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 26Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & EnergyIntroduced