Carbon Capture Build-Out Needs Policy Gains to Leverage Credits

Billions of dollars in incentives for carbon capture efforts won’t be enough to make the technologies a top-tier climate solution unless federal and state rules and environmental equity concerns are faced head-on, according to a new report.

Along with massive growth in wind and solar energy, carbon capture and storage is a critical component for meeting ambitious US decarbonization goals, including President Joe Biden’s pledge to halve US greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Carbon capture may also hold down the ...