Carbon Removal (DAC) Evergreen explainer · neutral data, no opinion
Cost per tonne removed
Current verified value
$600/t
What it measures
Frontier cost to capture and store one tonne of CO₂ ($/t) — lower is better. Today's plants run roughly $400–1,000/t; the industry target is ~$100/t, the level at which large-scale removal becomes economic. Figures are operator estimates and fall as plants scale.
Glossary →History
By actor
Goal / baseline
now$600/t
goal$100/t
baselineearly plants
economic-scale threshold