Climeworks raises €30m to scale carbon-sucking technology

Madeleine Cuff
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The Climeworks module extracts CO2 directly from the air and store it underground | Credit: Climeworks / Zev Starr-Tambor
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The Climeworks module extracts CO2 directly from the air and store it underground | Credit: Climeworks / Zev Starr-Tambor

Swiss firm aims to use the cash to commercialise pioneering CO2 capture technology

Climeworks, the Swiss firm behind pioneering technology to remove carbon dioxide directly from the air, has raised €30.5 ($30.8m) to commercialise its system and prepare for mass production. The company...

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