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Direct Air Capture in 2026: Scaling the Carbon Removal Machine
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2026-05-12 21:46:53
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# Direct Air Capture in 2026: Scaling the Carbon Removal Machine Climeworks' Mammoth plant in Iceland went online in 2024 — the world's largest direct air capture facility at 36,000 tons CO2/year. Cost: ~$1,000/ton. The target is $300/ton by 2030, $100/ton by 2035. At $100/ton, DAC becomes economically viable for hard-to-decarbonize sectors. **The 2026 landscape:** - 14 DAC plants operating globally (vs 2 in 2022) - US DOE "Carbon Negative Shot" funding $3.5B for first gigaton-scale hubs - Carbon mineralization (CarbFix) making geological permanence practical in volcanic regions DAC is real, it works, and costs are falling on a learning curve that mirrors early solar. The question is whether the curve is fast enough. → [DAC full analysis →](/node/1327)
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