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Series 1, episode 5 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast \U0001f399

Climeworks has been on a journey toward a solution that would empower everyone to take climate action.

Founded in 2009 by two Co-Founders Jan and Christoph, who met on their first day of university at ETH Zurich.

Sharing a passion for alpine sports and spending time in the Swiss Alps, they experienced the effects of climate change first-hand. Shocked by the retreat of the glaciers, they vowed to do everything they could to tackle climate change.

Combining their engineering expertise, they have created a technology called direct air capture, a way to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. As a result, Climeworks was formed and is now the leader in direct air capture (DAC) technology.

So why direct air capture? 

In recent years, climate action has experienced a paradigm shift. It\u2019s now recognized that drastically reducing emissions alone won\u2019t be enough to halt climate change. The IPCC reports show that drastic emissions reductions are more important than ever, but on top of this, carbon dioxide removal is needed to get the world to net zero and keep global warming below 1.5 \xb0C.

But it\u2019s no longer just the scientists saying this; individuals and businesses also agree. We need many carbon dioxide removal solutions working together to prevent further global warming and restore balance to our climate. The global capacity to store carbon dioxide is vast and lies between 5 and 30 trillion tons.

As a carbon dioxide removal solution, Climeworks\u2019 direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) is particularly effective because it\u2019s highly efficient, permanent, safe, and measurable.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5\xb0C, humanity must remove around 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the air annually by mid-century and 17 billion tons by 2100. And Climeworks believes direct air capture will play a significant role in achieving these goals.

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Presented by: Daniel Hartz 

Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video 

Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi 

Sustainability Champions Ltd.

This feature is sponsored by the team at Climeworks.