Ottawa Pivots to Subsidize CCUS Projects that Use Captured CO2 to Extract More Oil
The Canadian government is stepping back from a pledge that taxpayer subsidies won’t support carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects that help fossil producers extract more oil from older, depleted wells.
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The Canadian government is stepping back from a pledge that taxpayer subsidies won’t support carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects that help fossil producers extract more oil from older, depleted wells.