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Mission Zero Technologies

57Mixed / Improving· Provisional
0 followersCarbon removal·London, UK·Founded 2020
www.missionzero.tech

London DAC startup using an electrochemical water-based solvent process to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere with significantly lower energy than incumbent amine systems.

57/100
Mixed / Improving· Provisional

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Greenwashing risk: mediumData confidence: low

Why it's on ClimateTicker

Mission Zero Technologies is a genuine carbon removal company building electrochemical direct air capture systems that physically extract CO₂ from the atmosphere — the core business is unambiguously mitigation. However, as an early-stage startup with three small pilot installations (each targeting ~250 tCO₂/yr), actual verified removal volumes are negligible today, and the credibility of the 'megatonne by end of decade' roadmap rests entirely on unverified technology-scale claims. The impact thesis is sound in principle but investors should treat all forward-looking volume and cost figures as unaudited startup projections.

mitigationSells and deploys modular electrochemical DAC hardware to carbon removal project developers (e.g. Deep Sky) and CO₂ utilisation partners (sustainable aviation fuel, carbon-negative building materials, mineralisation), with potential recurring service/maintenance revenue; the company does not itself sell carbon credits.

Commitments & Certifications

other: XPRIZE Carbon Removal — grant/competition participant ↗

Controversy & Greenwashing Watch

lowScale gap between marketing and deployed reality

The company markets a 'megatonne by end of decade' ambition while all current operational systems combined target only ~750 tCO₂/yr — a gap of roughly three orders of magnitude with no published credible bridging plan.source ↗

lowUnverified efficiency claims

The headline claim of '62.5% energy savings vs competitors' appears only in investor-facing materials without citation to peer-reviewed data or independent third-party benchmarking, creating a minor but material transparency gap.source ↗

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