Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

The EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: Options for using certified removal units and funding mitigation activities

With the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), adopted in 2024, the EU established a voluntary framework for carbon removal certification, which includes criteria for the certification of removals, rules for the certification process and the recognition of certification schemes. This report

Fact Sheet

Sustainability criteria for carbon dioxide removals

In November 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation for a Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). The principles laid out in the CRCF proposal of the European Commission and the proposed amendments by Council and European Parliament set minimum sustainability cri

Potentials, incentives, and regulation

EU 2040 Climate Target and Framework: The Role of Carbon Removals

The EU will adopt a climate target for 2040 and a framework for its implementation in the coming years. The 2040 target and its implementation framework will be pivotal milestones on the EU's journey towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and ultimately attaining net negative emissions. Rules

Discussing design options for the EU 2040 climate framework

EU 2040 Climate Architecture: Target Designs and Framework Options

The EU has to adopt a climate target for 2040. This is a legal obligation enshrined in the EU Climate Law. The 2040 climate target is a critical milestone on the EU's path towards climate neutrality by 2050 and net negative emissions thereafter. Weak target designs and implementation frameworks will

Political context, level of ambition, implications for Member States and sectors

Designing the EU 2040 Climate Target

The EU has to adopt a legally binding climate target for 2040 in the coming years. The European Climate Law obliges the EU to adopt such a target. With the recent report of the European Scientific Advisory Body on Climate Change (ESABCC) on a 2040 target, the political discussion has entered a new p