New technology could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions. The system can directly remove CO2 from sources ranging from flue gas to the atmosphere by using electricity to induce a water-and-oxygen-based electrochemical reaction. The process has no carbon footprint or a very limited footprint if powered by electricity from renewable sources such as solar or wind. It could turn direct air capture from a fringe industry⎯-there are only 18 plants currently in operation worldwide.
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