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EU Enters The Race For Carbon Removal Certification

/ Carbon Removal, Climate Policy, European Union

The global race to certify removals is gathering speed. The European Commission has published its proposal for the EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), putting Europe in the lead in carbon removal policy design. Next to the EU, several countries, including the UK and US, are considering the best options to quantify removals. In addition to governments, there is a long list of initiatives and standards in different stages of […]

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What’s next for carbon markets?

/ Carbon Markets, Climate Policy, Net Zero

The carbon markets are experiencing rapid growth. The voluntary markets are expanding due to unprecedented demand from corporate buyers and a related boom in issuing new credits. The compliance markets are growing via increased allowance prices and soon also through the emerging Paris Agreement market. All the while, the two markets are increasingly converging, and the voluntary market is bound to go through substantial changes. Will there be a competition

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Shaping Europe’s Carbon Removal Policy

/ Carbon Removal, European Union

Europe is finally tackling the missing part in its climate policy toolbox – carbon removal. Next to steep emission reductions required over the next couple of decades, carbon removal will become the main driver of climate ambition before mid-century. In their Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication, the European Commission outlines its vision as follows: “To reach the climate neutrality objective of the EU Climate Law, carbon removals will have to be

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