WASHINGTON POST • October 9, 2022
Billions of dollars of new subsidies for such carbon capture technology are a signature component of the $370 billion climate package signed into law last month, with the administration and lawmakers across party lines promising it will help America meet its climate goals. Yet after years of underwhelming results in carbon capture experimentation, this surge of cash strikes many climate scholars as predominantly a gift to fossil fuel, chemical and industrial agriculture companies seeking a lucrative route to rebrand as “green.”