Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies 2026

TABLE 1 Category Factor DAC BECCS Biochar ERW Gradient scale Less bankable, less favourable Bankable, favourable Carbon sequestration qualityNet carbon efficiency (lower: <50%, highest: >85%) Durability of carbon storage (security of storage and risks of leakage: low, medium, high) Deployment readinessTechnology readiness level (TRL) (low, medium, high) Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) readiness (low, medium, high) Project developer financing characteristicsStage and maturity (early, mid-stage, mature) Capital requirements (low, medium, high) Access to debt financing (limited, moderate, high) Revenue diversification (low, medium, high) Alignment with regional tax credits/incentives (weak, strong) Offtake contract terms Contract length, reflecting anticipated timeline to deliver carbon credits (shorter: 1–8 years; longer: 5–12 years) Prepayment likelihood (low, medium, high) Minimum contract volume commitment (lower, ranged, higher) % of supply buyers are willing to secure through offtake (low, variable, high) Cost-based pricing mechanism likelihood (lower, higher) Price flexibility (review mechanisms: absent, present) Resilience to force majeure events (weather, supply chain, policy: low, moderate, high) Remedy periods1 (shorter: <6 months; medium: ~6 months; longer: <12 months)Current offtake contract term characteristics, by CDR technology Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Market Overview and Offtake 5