What Wyoming shows about going ‘carbon negative’ in coal country
12/05/2023
Wyoming is highlighting a question at the center of the nation’s electricity mix: Can a coal state go “carbon negative”?
Republican Gov. Mark Gordon’s stated goal for the nation’s top-producing coal state is to suck more carbon out of the air than it emits. It has been framed both as a sky-high target to launch renewable energy and a potential middle ground strategy that can keep coal plants alive.
