Carbon Capture Eyed for Reconciliation After Infrastructure Wins

Carbon capture backers got almost everything they wanted in the bipartisan infrastructure bill moving in the Senate, and say another win is possible by expanding federal incentives in a budget reconciliation measure around the corner.

Tacked onto the $550 billion infrastructure bill (H. R. 3684) unveiled Sunday is the SCALE Act, which is touted as the biggest effort to date for scaling up projects that capture and store carbon dioxide. The legislation includes billions of dollars in demonstration projects to divert and store carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas.

Supporters say following up the increased federal ...