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Meet the former Tesla director who wants to pull carbon dioxide out of the air

Microsoft, Stripe, Shopify, H&M — hell, even Coldplay — are some of the big-name clients paying Swiss company Climeworks. The Verge spoke with Chan about what’s next for the company and what the carbon removal industry might have to learn from electric vehicles.“That’s kind of the way I described it to friends and family when they ask me: fancy air conditioners.” - says Chan