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Program to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution directly from the air

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Year
2022
Document Type
Policy

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $3.5 billion funding for a program to capture and store carbon dioxide pollution directly from the air. The Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs program will support four large-scale, regional direct air capture hubs that each comprise a network of carbon dioxide removal projects.

As of March 2025, the status of this entry is likely impacted by the Trump-Vance administration’s regulatory rollback on climate action. To learn more about the rollback, visit the Sabin Center’s Climate Backtracker.

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About this policy

Year
2022
Most recent update
16/05/2022
Response areas
Mitigation
Sectors
Cross Cutting Area

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