Day 1 of the first-ever CRCF Days in Brussels put the EU Carbon Removal Buyers’ Club at the centre of Europe’s carbon removal agenda. The multi-stakeholder forum, hosted by the European Commission’s DG CLIMA, brought together buyers, project developers, financiers, and Member State representatives to advance the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). With Day 1 dedicated to permanentContinue reading “EU Carbon Removal Buyers’ Club is set to become a pillar of Europe’s carbon removal market”
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A new paper charts how an EU Carbon Removal Buyers’ Club can drive demand for carbon removals
Carbon Management Europe and Carbon Gap have published a discussion paper examining how a structured mechanism for aggregating demand could help unlock private investment capital for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in Europe. The paper is released on the eve of the European Commission’s first CRCF Days, where the concept will be discussed in a dedicatedContinue reading “A new paper charts how an EU Carbon Removal Buyers’ Club can drive demand for carbon removals”
Carbon Management Europe: greater clarity for Europe’s path to climate neutrality
Today, Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) becomes Carbon Management Europe, further strengthening the organisation’s impact after 20 years of advancing industrial carbon management across Europe. This change of name comes as the European Union moves forward on landmark legislation and regulatory frameworks that will shape the pace of deployment for decades to come. The new nameContinue reading “Carbon Management Europe: greater clarity for Europe’s path to climate neutrality”
Industrial Accelerator Act supports EU industry, but must strengthen demand for low-carbon production
Brussels, 4 March 2026 – Published today, the European Commission proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) aims at strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the EU manufacturing sector while accelerating decarbonisation in strategic sectors. This is an important step forward in advancing the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal and climate neutrality. However, to unlock large-scale investment in low-carbon industrial production, it must deliver stronger and more comprehensive lead market measures. In recent years, the EU has increased support for clean industrial production. But demand for low-carbonContinue reading “Industrial Accelerator Act supports EU industry, but must strengthen demand for low-carbon production”
Commission adopts first carbon removal methodologies, setting global standards for carbon removals
Brussels, February 3rd, 2026– The European Commission has adopted the methodologies for certifying permanent carbon removals under the EU Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. The outcomes reflect hard-fought compromises from cross-sectoral debates, which the Carbon Management Europe (formerly Zero Emissions Platform/ZEP) has facilitated as a neutral platform for multi-stakeholders, evidence-based dialogue. Carbon ManagementContinue reading “Commission adopts first carbon removal methodologies, setting global standards for carbon removals”
ZEP response to the inclusion of permanent CCU in EU ETS
The Zero Emissions Platform supports the European Commission draft delegated act defining the conditions for the inclusion of CCU in the revision of the EU ETS, calling for a robust ETS in line with the EU’s climate ambitions.
ZEP welcomes the long-awaited EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
ZEP welcomes an EU-wide industrial carbon management strategy with great enthusiasm. ZEP has been an ardent advocate for an EU strategy for CCS and CCU – where the stored CO2 is intended to be permanent.
Eve Tamme elected chair of the Zero Emissions Platform
Eve Tamme is the new chair of the Zero Emissions Platform. Read the press release
Zero Emissions Platform welcomes agreement on European Climate Law, supporting a climate-neutral Europe by 2050
On 21 April – just ahead of Earth Day and the United States Leaders Summit on Climate, which the European Commission and Council will attend – the European Parliament’s and Council of the European Union’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the European Climate Law, which proposes a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
CCS, CCU and European CO2 infrastructure: how low-carbon technologies can safeguard Europe’s industrial competitiveness
Breakthrough technologies CCS and CCU gain political momentum in European Green Deal