The European Commission’s proposal to revise the EU ETS introduces the first mechanism linking domestic permanent carbon removals with the EU carbon market, expands the regulatory framework for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCS/CCU), and strengthens financial support for industrial decarbonisation, including through the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank. Several elements of the proposal reflect recommendations previouslyContinue reading “EU ETS review marks a turning point for industrial carbon management, but key design choices still lie ahead”
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EU Carbon Removal Buyers’ Club is set to become a pillar of Europe’s carbon removal market
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”
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”
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”
Proposal for a Union certification framework for carbon removals
On 30 November 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation establishing a certification framework for carbon removals.