Is Direct Air Capture a Silver Bullet for the Climate Crisis?

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direct air capture can sound like it's like a silver bullet for the climate crisis. But there's only so much you can reduce, and this has to be removed from the atmosphere. "We are the last resort for things you're not getting rid of otherwise," he says. The company is aiming to achieve net zero by latest mid-century.

The carbon-capture industry notched a breakthrough in early 2023, when Climeworks became the first company to be third-party certified for taking carbon out of the air and mineralizing it underground. Climeworks co-founder and co-CEO Christoph Gebald is now racing to scale this new potential, from Iceland to Oman to the United States, by convincing investors, corporate partners, and governments to support a new pillar in the quest for net-zero goals. Christoph points to both serendipity and learning from mistakes as key in helping Climeworks navigate the steep path required in addressing climate-crisis.

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