Carbon capture doesn’t make natural gas more affordable, it makes it more expensive – Carbon capture projects are popping because the Inflation Reduction Act’s subsidies pay producers $85/ton to put CO2 in the ground!

Carbon capture doesn’t make natural gas more affordable, it makes it more expensive (obviously—because it only adds costs!)

The only reason all these carbon capture projects are popping up in the US is the IRA's 45Q subsidy, which pays producers $85/ton to put CO2 in the ground! https://t.co/9tefXoeXol

— Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) October 26, 2025