Policy-Driven Demand: How Compliance Markets and Article 6 Can Unlock DAC at Scale

Scaling direct air capture requires customers, investment, and clear policy signals.

Join Aircapture at the Think Negative Pavilion for a discussion of how compliance markets, national climate policies, and international cooperation can turn demand for carbon removal into projects that get built.

Direct air capture (DAC) captures CO₂ from the atmosphere. When paired with durable storage, it can deliver carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This session will explore how policy can support that deployment while preserving credible accounting and environmental integrity.

We’ll examine developments across the EU Emissions Trading System, Japan’s GX framework, California climate policy, and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, focusing on the practical questions facing developers, policymakers, buyers, and investors.

What we’ll discuss

How durable carbon removal could be integrated into compliance markets.

How carbon accounting and corresponding adjustments can prevent double counting.

Which policy signals can support long-term contracts, investment, and project financing.

What developers need from policymakers to unlock projects before 2030.

The session will combine a moderated discussion with audience Q&A, connecting policy design with the realities of financing and deploying DAC. Throughout the discussion, durable carbon removal will be considered alongside the continued need for deep emissions reductions.