In order to reach the net-zero emissions target by 2050, it was forecast that direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) technology will need to remove 71 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2030. That figure should increase to 633 MtCO₂e in 2050, so that global net-zero can be achieved. As of 2022, the capacity of DAC plants in operation worldwide was still in the range of thousands tons.
Forecast direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) capacity needed for net-zero emissions from 2020 to 2050
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Energy Monitor. (May 16, 2023). Forecast direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) capacity needed for net-zero emissions from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386338/forecast-direct-air-capture-and-storage-capacity-for-net-zero-emissions/
Energy Monitor. "Forecast direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) capacity needed for net-zero emissions from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386338/forecast-direct-air-capture-and-storage-capacity-for-net-zero-emissions/
Energy Monitor. (2023). Forecast direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) capacity needed for net-zero emissions from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386338/forecast-direct-air-capture-and-storage-capacity-for-net-zero-emissions/
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Forecast direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) capacity needed for net-zero emissions from 2020 to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Energy Monitor, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386338/forecast-direct-air-capture-and-storage-capacity-for-net-zero-emissions/
