The EU has agreed on the world's first #carbonremoval certification framework! 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 There will be four types of units: • Permanent carbon removal • Temporary carbon storage in long-lasting products (at least 35 years) • Temporary carbon storage from carbon farming • Soil emission reduction from carbon farming So, emission reductions ended up in the scope of the framework after all. The geographical scope of the activities is limited to the EU. A potential future review might consider allowing geological carbon storage in neighbouring third countries. Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery from permanent carbon removal activities is excluded. Activities and operators in the marine environments are included. 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 Certified units can only be used for the EU’s climate objectives and NDC, and should not contribute to third countries’ NDCs and international compliance schemes. (Possibly up for a revision in 2026) I find this puzzling, given that plenty of engineered/industrial CDR methods that rely on CRCF to provide a business case are not within the scope of the EU's climate targets /NDC. Curious to see the final text. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 An EU-wide registry will be developed in four years from the adoption of the regulation. Meanwhile, public registries based on automated and interoperable systems will be used. 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 The Commission's expert group on carbon removal has been waiting for the agreement on the framework so it can start preparing the methodologies. • Which #CDR methods will have the methodologies prepared first? • How long will it take? • Will there still be one methodology per CDR method, or will the approach change? We will find out over the coming months. The next expert group meeting will take place on 15-17 April. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗖𝗙 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹? Once the following conditions are met: (1) the regulation is adopted, and (2) the Commission has adopted the first certification methodology, and (3) recognised the first certification scheme. So, the earliest in 2025, possibly in 2026. This provisional agreement still needs to be endorsed by the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament. In practice, such agreements are almost always endorsed. Read the press release: consilium.europa.eu/en/press…