Pipe Dreams
Is Carbon Capture a Climate Solution or a Dangerous Distraction?
Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage, But Is Its Promise an Illusion?
The oil industry, Biden administration and even some environmentalists see sucking carbon dioxide from smokestacks and the atmosphere as critical to solving the climate crisis. But the IPCC says relying on it presents a “major risk.”
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Occidental is Eyeing California’s Clean Fuels Market to Fund Texas Carbon Removal Plant
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public
By Nicholas Kusnetz
In a Bid to Save Its Coal Industry, Wyoming Has Become a Test Case for Carbon Capture, but Utilities are Balking at the Pricetag
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Occidental Seeks Texas Property Tax Abatements to Help Finance its Long-Shot Plan for Removing Carbon Dioxide From the Atmosphere
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Exxon’s Long-Shot Embrace of Carbon Capture in the Houston Area Just Got Massive Support from Congress
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Oil Companies Are Eying Federal Climate Funds to Expand Hydrogen Production. Will Their Projects Cut Emissions?
By Nicholas Kusnetz
