'Fundamental necessity': Report warns direct air capture essential to net zero goals

Stuart Stone
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Study from Energy Systems Catapult sets out Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage deployment plan, as it warns that reaching net zero requires negative emissions projects

Delivering on the UK's goal of net zero emissions by 2050 is likely to require the deployment at scale of Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) technologies capable of remiving carbon dioxide from...

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