reports, sceptics say this is a tiny percentage of the carbon dioxide that is generated by the burning of fossil fuels. voiceover: climeworks orca is the first plant ever - in commercial operations for i direct air capture and storage. it starts serving i customers today. the futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions? in 2017, we celebrated a pioneering moment.| in a promotional video, swiss start—up climeworks announced the opening of the largest direct air capture and storage plant in existence, in a partnership with icelandic company carbfix. powered by renewable geothermal energy from nearby, the plant consists of four units, each made up of two metal boxes. these suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, mixes it with water and then sends the product deep underground, where it