The past year brought an avalanche of announcements in carbon removal, including billions of dollars of new federal funding, major investments by some of the world’s biggest companies and the emergence of a slew of exciting new startups. To help make sense of this game-changing 12 months, we’ve asked some of the field’s leading experts to create the essential guide to exactly what happened and why it matters. And when that whirlwind tour is over, it’ll be up to you to pose your questions directly to our experts.

Congress has made an unprecedented investment in direct air capture. What happens next?

Late last year, a rare bipartisan moment took place in climate policy: Democrats and Republicans agreed to spend $3.5 billion on four direct air capture (DAC) hubs, each capable of capturing at least a million tons of carbon dioxide annually. The investment is a game-changer given that the biggest existing DAC facility only draws down a few thousands of tons every year.

Leaders from the DAC industry will share insights into how they expect to see the money being used and what the impact will be. Come to learn which companies are likely to build the new facilities, how can other organizations get involved and what needs to be done to ensure that equity issues are built into the process.