Martirosian et al. (2025): Alignment of international standards for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) using Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Comparative analysis of the EU Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation against the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement
Natasha Martirosian, Murali A Thoppil, Evangelos Mouchos, Joanna House, Julian Smart, Injy Johnstone, Luka Štrubelj and Isabela Butnar, IN: University of Bristol, https://doi.org/10.71706/92435e1c-c500-43ce-be95-1007565ebc7a
Achieving net-zero climate goals requires carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Doing this with credibility and trust requires robust standards for measuring reporting and verification of removals. In the UK context, the UK government has commissioned the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop standards for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BioCCS) and Direct Air Capture with CCS (DACCS), with detailed methodological approaches under development. To inform this process, this report critically compares three international protocols: The Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation EU 2024/3012 (and related regulations) is assessed against the the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles and Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.