Waste and Fraud in the Billion-Dollar Carbon Capture Tax Credit Despite a long history of failure and fraud, U.S. leaders are cranking open the 45Q cash spigot for the carbon capture climate scam.

Waste and Fraud in the Billion-Dollar Carbon Capture Tax Credit

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4 Ways the Carbon Capture Tax Credit Incentivizes More Pollution The 45Q tax credit for carbon capture pays polluters for continuing to drill, frack, burn, pollute, and pursue dangerous climate boondoggles.

4 Ways the Carbon Capture Tax Credit Incentivizes More Pollution

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🌎 The #45Q carbon sequestration tax credit and EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program are closely linked.

Companies can claim 45Q for several activities that store carbon dioxide and reduce emissions, but only if they can verify their emissions.

2/12 The Section 45Q tax credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage was largely preserved in the Senate bill that passed July 1st.

Unlike tax credits for other energy sectors that faced deep cuts, 45Q emerged with its value and expiration date intact. #45Q #CCUS

There is a lot to unpack with the 1,000-page bill, but we do know that #45Q tax credits for #carboncapture are still in there & will likely remain so. Also, #Medicaid faces deep cuts though there is a rural hospital fund but at $25 billion in funding, won't close the gap. Big cuts to #SNAP

We deserve better than costly, wasteful carbon capture schemes • South Dakota Searchlight Carbon capture has become a conduit for shifting public dollars into corporate bank accounts with no real results to show for it.

Thought this was worth sharing again, heading into the weekend. The Senate bill still contains enormous #taxpayer handouts for #carboncapture #45Q credits southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/06/09/w... @taxpayersforcs.bsky.social

Group of state officials calls on Congress to end tax credits for carbon sequestration The repeal effort includes officials from Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Let's hope all of Congressional delegations from these states are paying attention to what their constituents want - especially in the Dakotas! www.usatoday.com/story/news/2... #CCS #45Q #carboncapture #taxdollars

South Dakota calls on Congress to end #45Q for #CCS projects that the people overwhelming object to. It's time to end this wasteful spending of #taxdollars www.keloland.com/news/capitol...

Over 80 of the elected officials signing this letter calling for the end of #45Q for #carboncapture are from South Dakota, calling on Senators Thune & Rounds

“Governor Reynolds chose to support the millionaires and billionaires at the expense of Iowans and their property rights." - Mary Powell, Shelby County, IA landowner #carbonpipeline #45Q #eminentdomain

IA Governor Kim Reynolds has caved to corporate interests & billionaires while turning her back on her constituents by vetoing the #eminentdomain reform bill. So the corporate interests grafting off #45Q tax credits gets a win. Another win for the #carbongrifters I guess

Low-carbon jet fuel executive says company could 'copy and paste' SD plan to ND site • South Dakota Searchlight The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down. That’s the explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating officer of Gevo.

There are a lot of ND folks who don't want the Summit #carbonpipeline either, despite Gevo's comments. And Summit can't get their easements in IA either, so there are numerous barriers to their "sexy" aviation fuel plans southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/06/10/l... #carboncapture #CCS #45Q

We deserve better than costly #carboncapture schemes - yes! Read the joint oped with DRA & @taxpayersforcs.bsky.social on #45Q tax #subsidies for CCS schemes southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/06/09/w... #taxpayers

A photo of the US Capitol with the text: Grassroots briefing: Join Us. What's next for the carbon capture fight. June 4, 2025, 6 pm CT/5 pm MT

The fight against wasteful spending on dangerous CO2 pipelines continues. Join us & groups across the country for a briefing on June 4, 6 pm CT. Register here: forms.gle/DdKZbsetfKXz... #CO2 #pipelines #carbonpipeline #45Q

Federal subsidies for #carboncapture are wasteful: "we agree that federal subsidies for CCS – such as the 45Q tax credit – are a waste of scarce taxpayer money on a technology that threatens property rights and possibly endangers human health." #taxdollars #CO2 #45Q

DRA's Ed Fischbach: “Congressmen Johnson should know full well how the people of South Dakota feel, how they have spoken in the legislative process, the judicial process, and the ballot box." www.keloland.com/keloland-com... #45Q #carboncapture #CCS #reconciliation

CO2 pipeline opponents ask Rep. Johnson to repeal pipeline credits CO2 pipeline opponents are breathing a sigh of relief after a Congressional committee failed to pass a provision that would have granted such projects eminent domain powers. Now, the same advocates ar...

DRA's Chase Jensen on #45Q "I would say this is the best opportunity that’s likely to happen for a very long time in Congress for the problems with this tax credit to be addressed.”  www.sdpb.org/politics/202... #CCS #carboncapture #budgetreconciliation

South Dakotans are clear that #subsidies for #carboncapture are not what we want: “On three different occasions, the people said no, and if Congressman Johnson hasn’t witnessed that or paid attention to that, he’s been sleeping,” said SD Stockgrowers’ Association President Chuck Willard. #45Q #CCS

A photo of a tractor and tree silhouetted against a sunset. A quote from Ed Fischbach, a DRA board member & Spink County farmer: The 45Q program is nothing but corporate welfare.

We are asking Rep. Dusty Johnson to stand with South Dakota & oppose the continuation of the #45Q tax credits for #carboncapture projects in the budget reconciliation bill southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/05/19/a...

DRA, SD Property Rights & Local Control Alliance, SD Stockgrowers & SD State Senator Joy Hohn held a press conference today calling on Rep. Dusty Johnson to demand that #45Q tax credits for #carboncapture be removed from the federal budget reconciliation bill www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0O3...

Fuel and #carbon capture credits are still in the tax bill ..for now. #45z and #45Q With tax credit of one dollar for road fuels and 1.75 for #sustainable jet fuel #SAF restricts to domestic #feed #stocks extends funds to 2031. Carbon capture credits 45Q #pipeline limits foreign owner #biofuel #ag

Tell Congress: Repeal the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture A bipartisan bill in Congress from Reps. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has been introduced to repeal the "45Q" federal tax credit that underpins Carbon Capture & Storage -- a boon...

SIGN #USA! Tell Congress: Repeal the #45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... #Boondoggle #CCS #CCUS #EminentDomain

Tell Congress: Repeal the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture A bipartisan bill in Congress from Reps. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has been introduced to repeal the "45Q" federal tax credit that underpins Carbon Capture & Storage -- a boon...

SIGN #USA! Tell Congress: Repeal the #45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... #Boondoggle #CCS #CCUS #EminentDomain

Landowners From Eight States Visit Congress, Urge Repeal of 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture | Pipeline Fighters Hub ACTION: Write to your Reps. in Congress: Repeal the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture. During the week of March 10-15, more than 50 landowners and advocates from 8 states […]

Landowners From Eight States Visit Congress, Urge Repeal of 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture

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Nearly 50 people flew to the Capitol on March 12 to send a message to Congress that 45Q tax credits for CCS are harming communities across the country.

Now it's your turn. Contact Congress today!
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Pipeline opponents push for a ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines • Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa landowners and pipeline fighters gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday in a rally asking lawmakers to ban eminent domain.

“These federal tax credits {45Q] are responsible for the threats of our safety, and these federal tax credits are a waste of our public tax dollars.” - Jess Mazour, Iowa Sierra Club iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/18/p... #federalsubsidies #45Q #carbongrifters

Capturing carbon dioxide, sold as climate solution, rebranded as oil industry boost • Louisiana Illuminator Billions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing capture and storage of carbon dioxide may instead go to fossil fuel companies to help boost production of oil.

"Carbon capture incentives are 'another subsidy for oil.'" Our ED @carolynraff.bsky.social quoted in NEW piece by @pradtke.bsky.social in the @lailluminator.com: lailluminator.com/2025/02/28/c...
Links to our report (first comment) on the false promises and health harms of #EOR.
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Trump Could Start a New Pipeline Fight A tax credit for carbon capture has fans in the oil industry.

The Trump administration is eliminating virtually any government activity related to climate change—with a few exceptions.

The #45Q tax credit, which is squandering public funds on dangerous #CarbonCapture schemes, may have the best chance of survival.

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Trump Could Start a New Pipeline Fight A tax credit for carbon capture has fans in the oil industry.

South Dakotans fighting the Summit #carbondioxide pipeline would benefit from ending the #45Q tax credit. Without this subsidy, the pipeline's business model collapses. State Rep Karla Lems calls it "boondoggle and a scam." We couldn't agree more! www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

CarbonCure has joined 160+ orgs encouraging U.S. policymakers to maintain strong, bipartisan support in Congress for the #45Q tax credit, ensuring continued #CCUS, #CarbonRemoval and #CarbonManagement innovation, economic opportunity & good jobs.

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