Efforts to put carbon dioxide underground face less support in Trump’s second term
- Federal support for carbon capture projects may decline under President Donald Trump, who favors fossil fuel production and has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement.
- Carbon capture received a $12 billion boost under Joe Biden, aiding projects nationwide, including in Republican states.
- Wyoming's Governor Mark Gordon supports carbon capture to protect the state's coal industry amid renewable energy goals in surrounding states.
- The Carbon Capture Coalition argues that technology is essential for maintaining competitiveness in the energy market, despite skepticism from some groups.
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Carbon capture projects will garner less support in Trump's second term
Putting carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where it won’t contribute to global warming could see less federal support and enthusiasm under President Donald Trump. But experts and industry advocates doubt demand for the technology will go away as long as utilities face state-level climate change goals.
Efforts to put carbon dioxide underground face less support in Trump’s second term
Trump's new energy secretary, Chris Wright, has vowed to prioritize “affordable, reliable and secure energy” in a policy-setting order that criticizes zero-carbon goals and makes no mention of carbon capture.

Efforts to put carbon dioxide underground face less support in Trump's second term
U.S. efforts to put carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where they won't contribute to global warming could see less federal support under President Donald Trump although
Efforts to bury CO2 are now seeing less support
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Putting carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where it won’t contribute to global warming could see less federal support and enthusiasm under President Donald Trump. But experts and industry advocates doubt demand for the technology will go away as long as utilities face state-level climate change goals. Read more...
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