A government watchdog has slammed energy chiefs for spending $1.4 billion of taxpayers' money studying ill-fated carbon capture schemes that were not likely to help tackle .
The Department of Energy (DOE) between 2018 and 2023 poured cash into 654 carbon capture projects without properly checking they were worthwhile, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The audit is especially alarming as many more taxpayer dollars are headed for carbon capture research — President has set aside $12 billion for such studies under his signature Reduction Act.
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