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The industry's goal more specifically is to reach net zero by 2050 – whereby it would cut as much of its planet-warming pollution as possible, and if there's anything left, it would remove those leftovers from the atmosphere.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link)[page needed]removing 2 billion tonnes (i.e., DOE's high-end recommendation) of CO2 annually would require around 2,400 TWh of electricity. That amount of electricity is equivalent to over 55% of the 4,300 TWh of electricity generated in the U.S. from all sources in 2024.
Again, consider direct air capture: it takes a lot of energy to pull air into the system and power the chemical reactions that separate carbon dioxide from the other constituents of air, and that energy costs money.
Some of the captured carbon will be used as a feedstock to produce jet fuel