International > Direct air capture needs solar-like cost reductions to scale development -report

Direct air capture needs solar-like cost reductions to scale development -report

Published 22:13 on June 5, 2023  /  Last updated at 22:20 on June 5, 2023  / /  International, Voluntary

The cost of direct air capture (DAC) needs to come down over the 27 years through 2050 by at least the same rate that solar PV did over the past 40 years to ensure the carbon removal technology emerges as an effective climate solution, consultants said in a report published on Monday.
The cost of direct air capture (DAC) needs to come down over the 27 years through 2050 by at least the same rate that solar PV did over the past 40 years to ensure the carbon removal technology emerges as an effective climate solution, consultants said in a report published on Monday.


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