{"id":154359,"date":"2024-11-28T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=154359"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:02:17","slug":"council-greenlights-eu-certification-framework-for-permanent-carbon-removals-carbon-farming-and-carbon-storage-in-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/council-greenlights-eu-certification-framework-for-permanent-carbon-removals-carbon-farming-and-carbon-storage-in-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Council greenlights EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154374\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.9138755980861244;width:377px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals.png 800w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/11\/20241119-envi-press-release-carbon-removals-400x209.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Today, the Council gave the final green light to a regulation establishing the\u00a0first EU-level\u00a0certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. This\u00a0voluntary\u00a0framework will\u00a0facilitate and encourage\u00a0high-quality\u00a0carbon removal and soil emission reduction activities in the EU, as a complement to sustained emission reductions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carbon removals and soil emission reductions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulation will be the first step in introducing a comprehensive&nbsp;<strong>certification framework<\/strong>&nbsp;for carbon removals and soil emission reductions into EU legislation. It will help the EU to achieve its goal of climate neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulation covers the following activities across the EU:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>permanent carbon removals<\/strong>&nbsp;that capture and store atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries (e.g. bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, direct air capture with storage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>carbon storage activities that capture and store carbon in long-lasting products for at least 35 years<\/strong>&nbsp;(such as wood-based construction products)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>carbon farming<\/strong>&nbsp;activities that enhance carbon sequestration and storage in forests and soils, &nbsp;or that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from soils, carried out over a period of at least five years (e.g. reforestation, restoring peatlands or wetlands, improved fertiliser use)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certification criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carbon removal activities will have to meet&nbsp;<strong>four overarching criteria<\/strong>&nbsp;in order to be certified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>they must bring about a&nbsp;<strong>quantified<\/strong>&nbsp;net carbon removal benefit or net soil emission reduction benefit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they must be&nbsp;<strong>additional<\/strong>, meaning that they go beyond statutory requirements at the level of an individual operator and they need the incentive effect of the certification to become financially viable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they must aim to ensure&nbsp;<strong>long-term storage<\/strong>&nbsp;of carbon while minimising the risk of carbon release<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>they should do no significant harm to the environment and should be able to result in co-benefits to one or more&nbsp;<strong>sustainability&nbsp;<\/strong>goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, activities eligible for certification will need to&nbsp;<strong>be independently verified<\/strong>&nbsp;by third-party certification bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certification schemes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Certification schemes will be in place for operators to prove compliance with the regulation. These will be subject to&nbsp;<strong>robust and transparent<\/strong>&nbsp;monitoring, verification and reporting rules to promote trust in the system and ensure environmental integrity.&nbsp;<strong>Liability mechanisms<\/strong>&nbsp;will also be in place for operators in order to address any release of captured carbon back into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EU registry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Four<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>years after the entry into force of the regulation, the Commission will establish an electronic&nbsp;<strong>EU-wide registry<\/strong>&nbsp;to ensure transparency and full traceability of the so-called&nbsp;<strong>certified units<\/strong>, which will be issued to reflect carbon net benefit generated through certified carbon removal and soil emission reduction activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next steps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulation will now be published in the EU\u2019s Official Journal and enter into force 20 days after its publication. It will then become directly applicable in all EU member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On 30 November 2022, in an important first step towards the further integration of carbon removal schemes into EU climate policy, the Commission proposed a regulation creating a voluntary EU-wide framework to certify high-quality carbon removals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council adopted its negotiating mandate at Coreper level on 17 November 2023, while the European Parliament reached its position on 21 November 2023. After three rounds of negotiations, the EU co-legislators reached an agreement on the final shape of the regulation on 20 February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.consilium.europa.eu\/doc\/document\/PE-92-2024-INIT\/en\/pdf\">Regulation establishing a Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/video.consilium.europa.eu\/event\/en\/27711\">Public session and voting results&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2024\/02\/20\/climate-action-council-and-parliament-agree-to-establish-an-eu-carbon-removals-certification-framework\">Climate action: Council and Parliament agree to establish an EU carbon removals certification framework (press release, 20 February 2024)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/carbon-removals\/\">Carbon removals (background information)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/topics\/climate-neutrality\/\">Climate neutrality (background information)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/meetings\/gac\/2024\/11\/19\/\">\u00a0Visit the meeting page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Council gave the final green light to a regulation establishing the\u00a0first EU-level\u00a0certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. This\u00a0voluntary\u00a0framework will\u00a0facilitate and encourage\u00a0high-quality\u00a0carbon removal and soil emission reduction activities in the EU, as a complement to sustained emission reductions. 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