Direct Air Capture i Danmark: En pixibog om vejen til negative CO2-emissioner i 2050

Denmark has set an ambitious target to achieve a 110 % reduction in greenhouse gases by the year 2050 compared to emissions from 1990. Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS) is one of the few technologies capable of providing negative CO2 emissions. It is evident that Denmark cannot sustainably achieve this goal without implementing DACCS. The purpose of this white paper is to present the current status of DACCS in a Danish context. In this regard, we describe the resource consumption of water, energy, and land required to achieve the Danish goal of 110 % greenhouse gas reductions by 2050. Additionally, we discuss the most critical challenges of implementing DACCS in Denmark and present an action plan for developing the technologies and the political framework conditions. Conclusively, we recommend that demonstration-scale DACCS facilities are built, that Denmark develops a national carbon strategy, and that incentive structures in the form of DAC grant pools be established.