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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.


CO2ol Down campaign knocks on EU policymakers’ door
The CO2ol Down coalition took its campaign to the heart of EU policymaking on Thursday to present its ready-to-go plans on the role of carbon removals in the EU climate framework towards 2040 and beyond.

Biodiversity and the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Framework
This briefing delves deeper into how biodiversity is being handled in the carbon farming methodologies, with a particular focus on agriculture.

Foire aux questions: Pourquoi séparer l’élimination du carbone des autres objectifs climatiques ?
Ce guide apporte des réponses aux questions clés concernant l’élimination du carbone, le principe d’objectifs distincts et leurs implications pour la mise en œuvre.

FAQ: 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.