Direct Air Capture Coalition response to UNFCCC’s Article 6.4 Supervisory Body

Please find the full text of the DAC Coalition’s response here: DAC Coalition – UN FCCC Article 6.4 SB Response

Dear Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, 

Thank you for the continued engagement to clarify the role of carbon removals in Article 6 to achieve our shared climate goals. 

The Direct Air Capture Coalition (DAC Coalition) is a global non-profit organization consisting of over eighty companies, civil society groups, and research and academic institutions working together to help advance and accelerate the responsible development and deployment of direct air capture technology to address climate change. 

We would like to first acknowledge and thank the Supervisory Body for their work on the inclusion of carbon removals in the Article 6.4 mechanism and for providing the opportunity to respond to the Information Note entitled “Removal activities under the Article 6.4 mechanism” (A6.4-SB005-AA-A09 version 0.40):

In summary, we would like to draw particular attention to the following matters: 

• Scientific consensus around the role of engineered removals 
• Tonne-year accounting and the importance of permanent and durable CO2 storage
• The wording used in Table 3.2 around pros and cons of “engineering-based” removal 
• The role of engineered removals in meeting Nationally Determined Contributions
• Acknowledgement of previous stakeholder submissions from SB004 Call for Inputs

We appreciate that direct air carbon dioxide capture and storage (DACCS) is among a suite of emerging engineered approaches to carbon removal, however, the current approach illustrated in the Information Note disadvantages DACCS under the Article 6.4 mechanism. This runs contrary to the extensive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) modeling which unequivocally demonstrates its role in reaching scientifically-backed climate goals. 

The DAC Coalition remains available to support you in this ongoing process. 

Sincerely,

Aaron Benjamin

UK and Europe Lead 

Direct Air Capture Coalition

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