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Carbon capture: key decarbonizing tool or ‘false solution?’

The Louisiana State Capitol, tall building center, is seen near the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge refinery, in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A young alligator walks on the bank of the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Polly Glover examines honey locust as she poses for a photograph at the St. James Boat Club launch, along Blind River, part of the Lake Maurepas watershed, in Gramercy, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. Glover is wary of anything that might make air quality worse or threaten wildlife, fearing the technology will actually do more harm to the Lake Maurepas basin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex is seen with several flares burning and an empty parking lot normally full of workers cars, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Norco, La. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Decaying Water Hyacinth is seen in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution," and some fearing it will actually do more harm to the Lake Maurepas basin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Decaying hyacinth and driftwood are seen in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution," and some fearing it will actually do more harm to the Lake Maurepas basin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Shell Norco Manufaturing Complex is seen with several flares burning and an empty parking lot normally full of workers cars, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Norco, La. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A pied billed grebe paddles in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A setting sun is seen through cypress trees and spanish moss in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A young alligator sits on a log in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A great egret takes flight in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution," and some fearing it will actually do more harm to the Lake Maurepas basin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

In this aerial photograph about 10 miles upriver from New Orleans, the Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex, an oil refinery, is seen in Norco, La., Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Polly Glover poses for a photograph at the St. James Boat Club launch, along Blind River, part of the Lake Maurepas watershed, in Gramercy, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. Glover and other residents fear carbon capture technology will affect the water. The carbon dioxide captured at the Air Products and Chemicals facility will be stored in sites such as under Lake Maurepas, an important wetland. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Green arrow arum is reflected in the water in the shape of a heart, in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, June 27, 2020. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A supermoon undergoes a partial eclipse as it sets beyond the Shell Norco Manufaturing Complex,, at sunrise in St. Charles Parish, La., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Polly Glover poses for a photograph at the St. James Boat Club launch, along Blind River, part of the Lake Maurepas watershed, in Gramercy, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Glover says the air is “terrible” where she lives, but there’s also great biodiversity — osprey, eagles, migratory birds, deer, rabbits, fish and alligators — among the region's lakes, rivers and wetlands. The environmental advocate has been working for 30 years to preserve the place she’s loved since childhood. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A kayaker paddles in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Marathon Petroleum Refinery is seen in Reserve, La., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States, which has been called the largest federal investment ever by advocates for the technology. But environmental justice advocates and residents of legacy pollution communities are wary of the technology, with many calling it a "false solution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Carbon capture: key decarbonizing tool or ‘false solution?’