> Working around the clock, each capture plant can vacuum about 50 tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere a year, Wurzbacher says. For a comparison the per capita CO₂

> Working around the clock, each capture plant can vacuum about 50 tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere a year, Wurzbacher says. For a comparison the per capita CO₂ emissions per capita in the US are 20 tons. With an average household size of 2.58 you would need one of those plants + CO₂ storage facilities per household.