Direct air capture

Direct air capture is a fancy way of saying that we can take the air around us and remove certain things from it.

Imagine you are playing outside and you get something in your eye, like a tiny piece of dirt. You might ask for help and someone could use a small tool to take the piece of dirt out of your eye.

Direct air capture does something similar, but instead of taking dirt out of your eye it removes things from the air like carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a gas that's in the air and too much of it can be bad for the environment.

Direct air capture machines are like big tools that can be used to take out carbon dioxide from the air. They're like air filters, which some people might use in their homes to make sure the air they breathe is clean.

These machines use special materials that can grab onto the carbon dioxide as the air flows through them, kind of like how a sponge absorbs water. Once the carbon dioxide is captured, it can be stored somewhere safe so it doesn't go back into the air.

Direct air capture is like a helpful way to clean up the air around us and may help us protect the planet for the future.