Fit for 2030 series: Commission takes first steps on carbon dioxide removal – clear accounting and permanence will be key
by Bellona Europa
Today, the European Commission has published its vision for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in the coming decades. Bellona welcomes the plan, which takes several important steps on accounting, transparency, verification and industrial decarbonisation, but cautions against the use of CDR as an offsetting tool, particularly in the context of carbon farming and the use of carbon in products.