Assessment of the draft technical specifications for certification under the EU CRCF

This document summarizes cross-cutting findings from the assessment of six proposed methodologies for mitigation activities under the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), published by the European Commission in October 2024. Overall, the methodologies need considerable improvement to comply with the principles of the CRCF and well-established best practices in carbon crediting. In their current form, they could lead to very significant over-crediting.