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"Biden’s Carbon-Capture Plan Hands Lifeline to Coal Plants" [1]

"Coal-fired power plants would be eligible for billions of dollars in extra tax breaks under President Joe Biden’s economic legislation if they install carbon-capture systems, an incentive that environmental groups say may delay the retirement of dozens of facilities.

Power plants that capture their carbon dioxide emissions would be eligible for a tax credit of as much as $85 per metric ton under the draft of Biden’s $1.75 trillion spending plan released by the House last week. That’s an increase from a rate of $50 a metric ton in current law."

Ari Natter reports for Bloomberg News November 2, 2021. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Proposed U.S. Carbon Capture Credit Hike Cheers Industry, Worries Greens" (Reuters) [3]
 

Climate Change [4]
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Source: Bloomberg [2], 11/03/2021
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-s-carbon-capture-plan-hands-lifeline-coal-plants [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/biden-plan-may-unintentionally-extend-the-life-of-coal-plants?sref=Vi7wu7Hv [3] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/proposed-us-carbon-capture-credit-hike-cheers-industry-worries-greens-2021-11-01/ [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81