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Leaning on carbon removals jeopardises national climate goals, global study concludes
A groundbreaking study finds that many countries relying heavily on carbon removals are at high risk of placing their climate goals in jeopardy. This echoes findings from previous Carbon Market Watch research and is helping guide future investigations.
CO2ol Down Phase 2: Second workshop delves into financing long-term delivery of carbon removals
Building on the May workshop, which resulted in a blueprint for a viable EU Development and Delivery Framework for removals and charted the path for the short term, the process of the second workshop aimed to extend this proposal into an encompassing framework planning from today towards net-zero and net-negativity thereafter.
Carbon Certification Removal Framework (CRCF) methodologies among lowest quality – analysis
The EU’s latest Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) methodologies continue to set a much lower standard than the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism and best practice in the voluntary carbon market, reveals a new analysis commissioned by Carbon Market Watch and carried out by Öko-Institut.
EU scientific body’s call for separate binding climate targets aligns with civil society
In its freshly published report on scaling up carbon dioxide removals in the EU, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC), established by the EU Climate Law, makes setting separate climate targets its number one recommendation. This aligns with what Carbon Market Watch and other stakeholders have been advocating.
Divide targets to conquer the climate crisis
To facilitate a transatlantic exchange of views, Carbon Market Watch brought together experts from the USA, the UK, Germany and the EU to track progress
Why separate carbon removals from other climate targets?
This explainer answers key questions related to the topic of carbon removals, the principle of separate targets, and their implications for implementation.
Zeroing in on net-zero: The role of carbon dioxide removals and carbon sequestration in EU member states’ climate planning.
The EU has a long way to go towards its 2050 net-zero goal, but without getting real about what negative emissions can and cannot do,
UPDATE – Faulty to the core 2: Analysing the methodologies for certifying carbon farming
Following the publication of the delegated act by the Commission in July 2026, this report has been updated to reflect the latest provisions of the
Faulty to the core 2: Analysing the methodologies for certifying carbon farming
This report examines cross-cutting and specific issues in the carbon farming methodologies, covering agriculture and agroforestry on mineral soils, peatland rewetting and afforestation. This analysis
