--- title: Climeworks Is one of the 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies description: Find out why Climeworks was selected for the list canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-03-30T10:23:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:01:36.695Z og:title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Climeworks og:description: Find out why Climeworks is on the list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29f35a7318a0bdfe/698a3031e76ad2c4bf639e0c/T100-Companies-I-Climeworks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Climeworks og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Climeworks twitter:description: Find out why Climeworks is on the list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29f35a7318a0bdfe/698a3031e76ad2c4bf639e0c/T100-Companies-I-Climeworks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 30, 2022 # Climeworks Capturing carbon by [Alejandro de la Garza](/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/) ## Alejandro de la Garza  Direct Air Capture modules from Climeworks are located on the roof of the Hinwil waste incineration plant. The modules filter CO2 from the ambient air. The CO2 thus extracted is used to fertilize a neighboring greenhouse. Direct Air Capture modules from Climeworks are located on the roof of the Hinwil waste incineration plant. The modules filter CO2 from the ambient air. The CO2 thus extracted is used to fertilize a neighboring greenhouse.Meinrad Schade—laif/Redux On a grassy plain in Iceland in September, a gigantic machine began sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The project, built by Swiss company Climeworks, is the world’s largest direct-air carbon-­capture plant—though it traps only about 4,000 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to the yearly emissions of about 850 cars. Some experts say carbon-­removal technology, still in its infancy, distracts from proven solutions. But others, including Climeworks co-director and co-founder Jan Wurzbacher, argue it can help reduce warming. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._ [_Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/"},"headline":"Climeworks","datePublished":"2022-03-30T10:23:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:01:36.695Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","T100Companies2022","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29f35a7318a0bdfe/698a3031e76ad2c4bf639e0c/T100-Companies-I-Climeworks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alejandro de la Garza","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/"}],"creator":"Alejandro de la Garza","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29f35a7318a0bdfe/698a3031e76ad2c4bf639e0c/T100-Companies-I-Climeworks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159457/climeworks-2/","name":"Climeworks"}}]}] ```