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When will direct air carbon capture tech cost <$50 (2020 USD) per ton of CO2?

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Community Prediction2039-06-01 (2033-05-23 - 2048-08-09)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>2099-12-31
community	2033	2039	2048	3.0%
My Prediction	—	—	—	—

Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	2033	—
median	2039	—
upper 75%	2048	—
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>2099-12-31	3.0%	—

Authors:

krtnu

Opened:

Jun 17, 2020

Closes:

Jan 2, 2067

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 2, 2100

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Carbon capture and storage

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