NCS C+ Webinar: The cost and role of Direct Air Capture (DAC) in achieving the climate targets

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere is expected to play a significant role in reaching net-zero and compensating a potential overshoot in our remaining carbon budget to achieve the Paris Agreement.
While many have suggested that the cost of direct air capture (DAC) could fall below 100 $/t, a recent study from ETH Zurich (Sievert et al., 2024) suggests that these costs are likely to stay above, at least, 200 $/t even when reaching the gigaton scale. This study has sparked much debate in the direct air capture, carbon dioxide removal, and emission mitigation communities.
The project “The Norwegian Continental Shelf: A Driver for Climate-Positive Norway” (NCS C+) therefore takes the opportunity of this study to gather experts in the DAC and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) landscape, investment analysts, policy analysts, etc. for an updated discussion on both the costs of DAC and its role in achieving the climate targets.
Webinar participants:
- Simon Roussanaly, SINTEF Energy Research (NSC C+ coordinator)
- Katrin Sievert, ETH Zurich
- Sally Homsy, NETL
- Matteo Gazzani, Utrecht University
- Lisa Mangertseder, Carbon Removal Partners
- Robert Höglund, Marginal Carbon
- Andrea Ramírez, TU Delft
- Mathilde Fajardy, International Energy Agency
Find out more about NCS C+ on the project website: www.sintef.no/en/projects/202...