call a carbon take back obligation which suggests the government should make a simple rule for all companies extracting carbon, fossil carbon that they should be mandated, enforced to store the equivalent amount of fossil carbon back on the ground. that suggestion has not happened. carbon capture has traditionally been expensive. consumers are unlikely to want to add it to their gas bills. without balance, some fear the technology s promise could be used to justify business as usual. so if we are trying to make a simple analogy, if we are trying to give up smoking in terms of using fossil fuel, it s very strange to go out and buy the whole truck full of cigarettes if you re trying to give up smoking. that s what we re trying do today. of course, there s a political argument behind today s news. the government can point to potentially higher tax receipts and the maintenance of a major industry. they say every licence will be subject to a climate compatibility test. but when it comes to