The administration's announcement refers to carbon capture as "proven and cost-effective control technologies," but critics have argued that the technology is expensive to scale up to a degree it can have any impact on carbon dioxide emissions and will drive up energy costs.
The Biden administration finalized four rules regarding power plants Thursday. One of the Environmental Protection Agency's rules will require all existing coal plants and new natural gas-fired power plants to implement carbon capture technology.
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