This panel will assess how CCUS projects can establish methodologies for engineering due diligence and understand how to mitigate risks prior to investment opportunities, which can be applied to a variety of technologies. It will explore how investors evaluate a project, considering technology differentiation, such as point-source carbon capture versus direct air capture (DAC). Additionally, the panel will discuss how pollution insurance can transfer risks associated with carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects and meet financial assurance obligations.