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Europe’s carbon capture fantasy is spelling disaster and America is next if the Inflation Reduction Act is not dismantled

By ljdevon // 2025-06-04

The Biden autopen regime, in lockstep with European bureaucrats, pushed America toward a dangerous energy precipice — one where taxpayer dollars vanish into unproven carbon capture schemes while real energy solutions are suffocated. The Inflation Reduction Act’s ridiculous subsidies for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) are nothing more than a corporate handout disguised as climate policy, propping up a failing technology that enriches elites while punishing working-class families with soaring energy bills. As Europe doubles down on its disastrous Net-Zero Industry Act, forcing oil and gas giants into compliance with impossible CO2 storage mandates, America must wake up before it’s too late. The truth? CCS is a costly illusion, a distraction from real energy independence, and a weaponized tool of control under the guise of environmentalism. Is it too late for America to undo the damage? Key points:

• The Biden autopen regime's Inflation Reduction Act funneled billions into CCS subsidies, mirroring Europe’s failing climate mandates.
• Carbon capture technology has never met its promised efficiency, with projects worldwide plagued by cost overruns and under-performance.
• European energy companies are being strong-armed into spending billions on CO2 storage, driving energy prices even higher for struggling families.
• The U.S. is repeating Europe’s mistakes, prioritizing unproven green schemes over reliable energy production.
• The real victims? Taxpayers and consumers, forced to foot the bill for a climate agenda that benefits only the corporate and political elite.

The carbon capture con: A history of failure

For decades, governments and corporations have peddled carbon capture as the silver bullet to "solve" climate change. Yet, despite billions in subsidies and decades of hype, not a single CCS project has achieved its promised capture rates. The industry boasts of 95% efficiency, but reality paints a different picture — most projects barely scrape 80%, if they function at all. From Algeria’s In Salah project, abandoned due to geological instability, to Texas’s Petra Nova plant — shuttered after hemorrhaging money — CCS has proven itself a financial black hole. Even the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change admits CCS will account for a mere 2.4% of global emissions reductions by 2030. So why the relentless push? Because it’s not about the environment — it’s about control.

Europe’s energy suicide: A warning for America

Brussels’ latest mandate, the Net-Zero Industry Act, forces 44 oil and gas companies to build underground CO2 storage facilities capable of handling 50 million tons annually by 2030. The Dutch giant Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij must now divert billions to store 6.35 million tons of CO2 — money that should be spent on energy production. Romania’s SNGN ROMGAZ faces a 4.12 million-ton burden. Kurt Vandenberghe, the EU’s Director General for Climate Action, claims this makes oil companies "part of the solution." In truth, it makes them hostages of a failing ideology. European families already pay the world’s highest energy prices, and these mandates will only deepen the crisis.

The Inflation Reduction Act’s hidden costs

The U.S. is racing toward the same cliff. The Inflation Reduction Act expanded the 45Q tax credit, offering 85 per ton for CO2 capture — more than the Biden autopen regime's own "social cost of carbon" estimate. Direct air capture subsidies balloon to 180 per ton, a grotesque misuse of taxpayer funds. Worse, these credits are untouchable. While Congress debates cutting wind and solar subsidies, the 45Q program remains sacred, funneling billions to an industry that has yet to prove its worth. The Treasury Department estimates a $25 billion price tag over the next decade — money stolen from American paychecks to fund a climate fantasy. Every dollar wasted on CCS is a dollar not spent on real energy solutions — nuclear, natural gas, or even clean coal technologies that could provide affordable, reliable power. Instead, families face skyrocketing electricity bills while corporations become dependent on taxpayer-funded handouts to stay operational. Europe’s suffering should be America’s warning. The Biden autopen regime's energy policies are not just misguided — they’re deliberate sabotage -- a system of control and dependence. It’s time to reject this carbon capture charade before America is dragged into the same economic abyss. Is it too late for team Trump to undo the damage? Sources include: ClimateDepot.com Climate.Europa.eu Congress.gov

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