Australia and Japan Are Quietly Building a DAC and Hydrogen Partnership
While America’s $3.5 billion DAC hub program sits in bureaucratic limbo, Australia’s climate minister Madeleine King was in Kobe meeting with Kawasaki Heavy Industries executives about direct air capture and hydrogen. No audits. No 500-day review. Just two countries making plans. Why KHI matters Kawasaki Heavy Industries isn’t a climate startup hoping to survive its next funding round. It’s a $15B+ industrial conglomerate that builds gas turbines, LNG carriers, ships, aerospace components, and rolling stock. When KHI shows up at a DAC meeting, it means heavy industry — the kind that actually builds infrastructure at scale — sees a business case. ...