DAC 101 — Southwest Regional Direct Air Capture Hub

Direct Air Capture

One of many important tools for reducing atmospheric CO₂ concentrations.

Human activity is raising atmospheric CO₂, warming the atmosphere and changing global climate

To avoid catastrophic climate change we must remove atmospheric CO₂ and stop emitting

Climate scientists advise keeping warming to below 1.5C to avoid the most catastrophic issues from climate change – but current policies and actions are coming up short

We need many avenues of CO₂ reduction and removal to get to 1.5C

We need all avenues of CO₂ removal

Direct Capture at Source

Tree Planting

Direct Air Capture

Direct air capture is one means of CO₂ removal

There are many technologies in development for CO₂ removal and these are meant to serve as examples