Direct Air Capture Coalition

Wrapping up a big week with a final post! Announcing our partnership at the DAC Conference by the Direct Air Capture Coalition at NYU was an absolute highlight—great conference, great city, and even better people. Can’t wait to be back next year! #DAC #CarbonRemoval #verifiedcarbon

Coming out of the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference, I’m energized by the insightful discussions, valuable connections, and progress in this field. It was a thrill to work alongside the exceptional team at Direct Air Capture Coalition to bring this event to life, and I’m beyond grateful to have moderated a panel on state and local policy leadership with the brilliant minds of — Will Kain, Marcela Mulholland, Kyle Clark-Sutton, and Christopher Neidl — who shared their insightful perspectives on the vital role state governments can play in scaling DAC effectively. Throughout these 2 days, it was fantastic engaging with suppliers, policy strategists, project developers, and investors, all actively working to move DAC forward. With 40 DAC plants expected in the U.S. by the end of 2025, representing 90% of global capacity, this industry is not just poised to be a climate technology but also a driver of economic value, energy security, and industrial growth. A special shoutout for the stellar efforts of our incredible volunteers — Rosalie Krasnoff, Neha Gosula, Brenda Medeiros, Prasanna Pydipalli, Navya Gupta, Christine Leary, Will Bernholz, Emily Pope, Diandra Angiello, and Sam Kortchmar —who made our conference run seamlessly. The momentum behind DAC is real, and I’m excited to see where we go from here. Thank you to everyone who participated!

My key takeaway from this years DAC Coalition Conference: '2025 is the year our field must prove that DAC is real, scalable and cost-effective' Mission Zero Technologies is doing this right now in real-world industrial settings with paying customers. We're enabling the research of synthetic aviation fuels with the Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC). We're creating carbon-negative construction materials with O.C.O Technology Ltd and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. We're proving the efficacy of the geological storage of atmospheric emissions through electrochemical DAC with Deep Sky. We're deploying, iterating and learning. We're getting faster and we're coming down the cost curve. More to say on this in the coming months. Thanks to Aaron Benjamin, Jason Hochman, Nicholas Moore Eisenberger?and the Direct Air Capture Coalition for a great event. The field has some challenges now - but that just makes the goal of scaled, cost-effective DAC more compelling and urgent. Right, back to it. #dac #directaircapture #carboncapture #conference #newyork #sustainability #climatechange #startup

Thanks to the speakers and everyone at the Direct Air Capture Coalition for putting on such a wonderful event. The value of bringing everyone in the DAC space together like this simply can't be over stated. Already looking forward to the next one!

The Global DAC conference in New York City this week has been an inspiring event for Skytree, especially as our VP Strategy North America & APAC Elena Nikonova, PhD shared the stage with Martijn Verwoerd from Return Carbon and Gabe Messercola from EDF Renewables North America to announce our Texas DAC park project. This collaboration will bring together cutting-edge Skytree DAC technology and renewable energy to remove 500,000 tonnes of CO2 annually when fully operational. The connections made here at the conference are crucial for scaling Direct Air Capture and building a sustainable future. It's not just about the numbers; it’s about the dedicated individuals driving this change. Skytree is proud to be part of this impactful journey,?alongside our valued partners—innovative leaders in their field with proven experience—to make this project a success and set an example for many to follow. A big thanks to Direct Air Capture Coalition for the organization. Read the full press release here:?https://lnkd.in/gjgqD722 #dac #directaircapture #renewableenergy #windpower #edf #returncarbon #verifiedcarbon

What an incredible two days! They were the culmination of months of hard work, and, hopefully, just the beginning of many productive partnerships and sector-wide progress to come. Like sitcom writers out of material who resort to a clip show episode, I'm going to repurpose old work in a new format by sharing my closing remarks from the 2nd Global Direct Air Capture Conference because they say it all. To start, thank you to everyone for coming! Many of you traveled from places near and far, and as we heard today, the DAC industry will be global.? To our speakers and presenters, thank you for sharing your insights and expertise.? To our incredible volunteers, thank you for taking the time out of their days to help make the conference run smoothly.? To the dedicated behind the scenes staff at New York University, thank you for everything you've done to make this event possible. I want to thank everyone from Breakthrough Energy , RMI, Good Energy Collective, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), and the Direct Air Capture Coalition who were part of our core planning group for this event. Nicholas Moore Eisenberger, Rudy Kahsar, Daniel Pike, Emily Pope, Diandra Angiello, Soham Dalal, P.E., Jessica Gross, Natalie Volk, Matt Parker, Will Bernholz, and others who all played a role in bringing this together. A few special acknowledgements. Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh couldn't join us in person as he welcomed his first child, Casper, into the world on Sunday. Jack is a carbon removal powerhouse and his expertise and thought leadership are without parallel. One surefire way to get DAC to scale would be cloning Jack. Given the technology for that does not yet exist, having a little version of Jack out there is the next best thing. Congratulations to Jack and his growing family. Sanjeev Menon. Coordinating volunteers, supporting marketing and communications, organizing the lightning round presentations, and also moderating an excellent panel, Sanjeev was a Swiss Army knife for this event. Erik Funkhouser believed in the potential of, and need for this event and without his hard work and steadfast support, it wouldn't have happened. An additional huge thank you to Erik for connecting us to Koby Ahmed, our inimitable event coordinator. Pulling off this type of event can feel like swimming against the current during a storm. Having Koby with us is like being on a motorboat during calm seas. One last shout out to the breakout rockstar of this conference, my friend and colleague Aaron Benjamin. Stage presence, poise, passion, and prowess, Aaron is the total package. Aaron has been instrumental to everything we've been able to achieve with the DAC Coalition to date and I'm excited for him to keep deploying his talents to scale DAC in the future. Thank you! P.S. The two days were such a success that we were even able to get Londoner Aaron to his first Knicks game where he not only got to witness a Knicks W but also caught a t shirt.

Thank you to?Jason Hochman,?Koby Ahmed, and the?rest of the Direct Air Capture Coalition team for having Avnos, Inc. at the 2025?Global DAC Conference. CEO?Will Kain had an action-packed two days filled with meaningful?discussions on scaling DAC, driving economic growth, and why it's the year of commercialization for Avnos. Thanks to everyone who came out to hear our big news on Project Brighton and?insights?on DAC policy!

Just wrapped up two incredible days at the Direct Air Capture Coalition 2025 conference at New York University's Kimmel Center! It was an amazing experience meeting so many pioneers in the field of carbon removal, energy transition, and climate innovation. The discussions were truly inspiring—each panel brought fresh insights on policy, technology, finance, and scaling DAC solutions worldwide. From trade policy implications to integrating DAC with clean energy systems, the depth of conversations showcased the momentum behind direct air capture as a key tool in tackling climate change. A huge thank you to the organizers and speakers for making this such a valuable experience! Excited to take these learnings forward and continue engaging with this incredible community. ???? And thanks to Sanjeev Menon Christine Leary Rosalie Krasnoff for being so helpful. #CarbonRemoval #DirectAirCapture #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #ClimateTech Direct Air Capture Coalition

I had the chance to explore clean energy integration this week at the Direct Air Capture Coalition Global Direct Air Capture Conference alongside Colin McCormick Gabe Messercola, and John Cornwall. Our conversation highlighted several key insights: there’s a diverse range of energy solutions that offer unique technical integration possibilities, community engagement is essential for project success, and DAC developers have a significant opportunity to strategically site projects with clean energy considerations in mind. Thank you to the DAC Coalition for hosting a great conference and the fellow panelists for an engaging discussion.

And that's a wrap! Thank you to the speakers, presenters, attendees, staff, and volunteers who made the 2025 Direct Air Capture Conference possible. And special thanks to our partners at Breakthrough Energy , RMI, Good Energy Collective, and Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). ICYMI, stay tuned for a recording of the event in the coming days. #GDACC2025