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Should the government provide subsidies for companies developing carbon capture technologies?

Carbon capture technologies are methods designed to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from sources like power plants to prevent them from entering the atmosphere. Proponents argue that subsidies would accelerate the development of essential technologies to combat climate change. Opponents argue that it is too costly and that the market should drive innovation without government intervention.

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67%
Yes
33%
No
62%
Yes
28%
No
5%
Yes, and also increase spending for renewable energy and reforestation
2%
No, provide subsidies to renewable energy companies instead
2%
No, the government should invest in planting more trees to capture carbon instead
1%
No, tax carbon emissions instead

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 @9NF9B4M from Iowa  answered…11mos11MO

No, but companies should be taxed for their carbon emissions and this will incentivize them to invest in carbon capture technologies and other ways of reducing pollution

 @SenBR2003 from New York  answered…12mos12MO

Yes, but only in tandem with supporting renewable energy production.

 @GavinKuebler from Pennsylvania  answered…12mos12MO

No, they are a largely inefficient means of reducing carbon since they focus only on reversing environmental harm rather than reducing it and can be used to justify further carbon emissions.

 @B55P3CW from South Carolina  answered…1wk1W

No, Carbon capture is not an effective method of combating climate change. We should focus our efforts elsewhere.

 @B52GDRS from California  answered…2wks2W

Climate change is an absurd scam that challenges human intelligence. The only thing we need to do is minimize environmental damage and plant more trees.

 @B4TYFKS from Utah  answered…3wks3W

They should, but they should also, make it so they have to show results or where the money is going to. So, it does not get spent improperly.

 @B4KLCSB from California  answered…4wks4W

No because carbon capture will incentivize fossil fuel companies to increase drilling and will not have a big impact on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions

 @B4FNL7M from Illinois  answered…1mo1MO

supportive in principle as a potential tool, but with careful oversight to ensure it doesn't become an excuse to continue fossil fuel reliance; prioritize emissions reduction

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