Energy & Science

Reaching California’s Climate Goal May Require Vacuums to Suck CO2 From Sky

  • National laboratory report says clean power, EVs aren’t enough
  • State must find way to remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere

Smog surrounds downtown Los Angeles.

Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images North America
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If California wants to eliminate greenhouse gases, it will need a vast system to capture and store emissions -- perhaps even giant vacuums to suck carbon dioxide from the sky.

And it could all cost up to $14 billion per year.