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NextDecade drops carbon capture plans for Texas LNG terminal

NextDecade drops carbon capture plans for Texas LNG terminal

NextDecade has canceled the carbon capture component of its Rio Grande LNG terminal after a federal court revoked project approvals due to environmental and regulatory concerns.

Shannon Kelly reports for DeSmog.

In short:

  • NextDecade withdrew its carbon capture plan for the Rio Grande LNG terminal following a D.C. Circuit Court ruling.
  • The court found that federal regulators did not adequately assess the project's environmental and community impacts.
  • NextDecade's claims of capturing 90% of emissions were criticized as unrealistic and insufficient by environmental groups.

Key quote:

“For three years, NextDecade has insisted to FERC and the public that it would implement a carbon capture and sequestration project that would reduce Rio Grande LNG’s egregious greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90 percent.”

— Nathan Matthews, senior attorney, Sierra Club

Why this matters:

The cancellation raises doubts about the viability of carbon capture in large-scale fossil fuel projects, particularly when environmental justice and regulatory oversight are at stake.

Read more: Climate activists pan carbon capture plans

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