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Japan Airlines joins Japan’s first pilot test to capture CO2 directly from seawater

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Japan Airlines has joined Hitachi and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in Japan’s first pilot test of technology designed to remove carbon dioxide directly from seawater. The initiative brings an airline together with industrial and maritime partners to evaluate a potential ocean-based carbon-removal pathway for aviation’s decarbonization efforts.

Discovered 2026-08-04T02:44:33.990231-07:00 | 2026-08-04T02:44:33.990231-07:00

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  • The pilot tests a potential carbon-removal technology that could eventually contribute to aviation’s decarbonization toolkit.
  • JAL’s participation links the technology assessment to an airline’s emissions challenge, while Hitachi and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines bring industrial and maritime perspectives.
  • As Japan’s first pilot of direct seawater CO2 capture, the project establishes an early reference point for evaluating ocean-based carbon-removal approaches.

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