Gigatonne-scale DACCS deployment unlikely without major subsidies, stronger policy -preprint

Published 16:48 on April 2, 2026 / Last updated at 16:48 on April 2, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe)

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Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) is unlikely to reach gigatonne-scale deployment by mid-century without sustained, high public subsidies and stronger climate policy, a recently published preprint found.
Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) is unlikely to reach gigatonne-scale deployment by mid-century without sustained, high public subsidies and stronger climate policy, a recently published preprint found.


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