It’s getting cheaper to filter carbon dioxide out of the air

Sucking CO2 out of the air is still a very costly endeavor, but one company has taken a big stride toward making the technology commercially viable.

The next generation of industrial plants to filter CO2 out of the air is on the way, and it’s getting closer to overcoming some of the biggest challenges of using this technology to fight climate change. Climeworks, one of the first startups to develop this tech, unveiled its Generation 3 plant today. It’s supposed to use half as much energy as older designs and slash costs in half, too.