Carbon farming stakeholders are invited to participate in the European Commission’s consultation on a framework for the certification of carbon removals.
Our ENRD Thematic Group on Carbon Farming held their first meeting in March, during which DG CLIMA highlighted the EU’s Call for evidence for an impact assessment concerning certification of carbon rules. The consultation is aimed at entities delivering carbon removals, including land managers, farmers, foresters, and industrial companies operating the capture and storage of carbon. It also concerns academia and all potential purchasers of carbon removals, including companies in the food processing sector and digital technology sector, as well as public administrations in Member States interested in increasing carbon removals. Other groups of stakeholders are those in existing voluntary carbon removal markets, e.g. certification bodies or financial agents traditionally supporting the land sector. This call for evidence is open for feedback until 2 May 2022.
In other news about carbon farming, Member States’ agricultural ministers have adopted conclusions on carbon farming, based on the parts of the Commission’s ‘sustainable carbon cycles’ communication that deal with agriculture and forestry.
