In this 2018 scenario plan, Exxon compares its various projections around energy transition and climate to those in Sky’s 2018 “Sky” plan. In it, the company is decidedly not optimistic about the potential of carbon capture technology. Since then, the company says the market and business realities around carbon capture have changed, making it more optimistic about the technology. The primary change since 2018 has been two major increases of the price paid for captured carbon through the 45Q tax credit.