US presses ahead with plan to invest $3.5bn in four direct air capture hubs

Cecilia Keating
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US Energy Secretary says multi-billion-dollar investment programme in DAC will position US as a 'net zero leader'

The White House has announced it is to invest $3.5bn in four large-scale direct air capture (DAC) networks, as part of its plans to spur the roll out of the nascent clean technology and put the US on a...

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