Clean power pathways beat carbon captureJuly 30, 2026 · 0 CommentsOPINIONBy DAVID SUZUKIWe know that spewing greenhouse gases into the air, mainly by burning fossil fuels, is the primary driver of rapidly accelerating global heating, and that carbon dioxide can remain in the atmosphere for thousands of years. The United States, United Kingdom and Australia are also funnelling public money into carbon capture projects. The oil and gas industry has been working for at least two decades to sell carbon capture as a way to continue producing its polluting, climate-altering product. An investigation by ProPublica and Drilled found that British oil giant BP “significantly shaped” a widely cited 2004 Princeton University study that “oversold the readiness of carbon capture and storage” and “stretched the facts.” Policies such as carbon pricing and emissions caps are also effective, but the federal government has abandoned the emissions cap and lowered ambition on carbon pricing.