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FEATURE: Direct air capture shifts from hype to reality as race for scale and survival begins

Published 11:28 on June 3, 2025 / Last updated at 09:58 on June 12, 2025 / , and / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa), Insights (Features), International, Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Mounting costs, technical challenges, and growing scrutiny are fuelling doubts over whether direct air capture (DAC) can deliver on its carbon removal promise, raising concerns that policymakers may be placing too much faith in a technology still in its infancy.
Mounting costs, technical challenges, and growing scrutiny are fuelling doubts over whether direct air capture (DAC) can deliver on its carbon removal promise, raising concerns that policymakers may be placing too much faith in a technology still in its infancy.


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