Anne Siemons

Cross-cutting findings applicable to all six assessed methodologies

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 Frame-work (CRCF), published by the European Commission in October 2024. Overall, the meth-odologies need considerable improvement to

Planting of trees on unused and severely degraded land

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

This document provides an assessment of the proposed draft technical specifications for temporary removals through carbon farming activities that meet the scope of planting of trees on unused and severely degraded land (available as of October 2024). The draft elements for a methodology include some

Soil carbon in mineral soils and agro-forestry

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

This document provides an assessment of the proposed draft elements for an EU certification methodology on soil carbon in mineral soils and agro-forestry, provided on 11 October 2024.

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

Potential of blue carbon for global climate mitigation

Achieving climate neutrality primarily requires reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, in addition it requires measures to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and storing the carbon in the long term to balance the unavoidable residual emissions. A key measure available for countries to achieve

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