If I were a cynic I would say that the EPA is rooting for CCS to fail.
Washington Times (4/25/23) reports: "The Biden administration is poised to impose new carbon capture rules for natural gas power plants even as states and industry groups complain that the EPA is lagging far behind on permits allowing for the construction of the new technology. The new rules, which could be announced as soon as this week, would require new natural gas power plants to implement technology that captures carbon emissions, industry insiders who have knowledge of the plan said...Environmental groups who seek to completely eliminate the use of fossil fuels have been pressuring the Biden administration to require natural gas power plants to cut carbon emissions, in part because the cost and difficulty of implementing carbon-cutting technology will make renewables like wind and solar a more attractive energy source for power plants. 'The environmental community is one of the biggest organizational and financial arms of the Democratic Party political machine. They have been clamoring for more, more, more and more,' said Thomas J. Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research, which analyzes government regulation of global energy markets and advocates for market-driven solutions. The new rules the Biden administration is about to impose on natural gas plants, Mr. Pyle said, are meant to eliminate natural gas plants entirely. 'The rule is very cleverly written in that it asks the industry to comply with technology that they themselves are slowing down,' Mr. Pyle said."
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"We need to rethink the sustainability agenda. Protecting the environment cannot come at the cost of jobs and growth. We should also assist developing countries in achieving a more prosperous future."
– Joel Kotkin, Spiked
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