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Readiness verdict

Climeworks Generation 3 DAC

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
1
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
74% · stale
Computed at
2026-08-20T10:51:55.633733+00:00
Claimed
55

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
44

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
35

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+20

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-08-20

Wait for stronger evidence

Why
Pilot energy/capacity claims are credible and well-sourced, but the only commercial-scale data (Mammoth/Orca) shows roughly one-thousandth of design output and a company in retrenchment — a textbook claim-vs-observed gap.
Next
Re-evaluate after the Louisiana Gen 3 plant reports verified net-tonnes-vs-nameplate for a full operating year; never anchor any pv carbon claim to Climeworks nameplate numbers.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
11
Tier 1
2
Tier 2
9
Tier 3
0
Supports
1
Contradicts
5
Context
5
Latest observed
2025-05-16

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Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from watch to watch.

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