Whitney Jones

In 2019, Rhodium Group released Capturing Leadership: Policies for the US to Advance Direct Air Capture Technologies which assessed national direct air capture (DAC) levels needed to achieve deep emissions reductions by mid-century in the US and the corresponding federal policies that could support a DAC industry scale-up.

Direct air capture (DAC), a carbon dioxide removal solution that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, has the potential to play a pivotal role in meeting the US goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The United States is positioning itself to be a leader in clean hydrogen production thanks to a wave of public policy support under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. However, the US will not be able to achieve its goal of significantly scaling up clean hydrogen without a robust and effective workforce. A clean hydrogen economy will require skilled laborers in an array of occupations.