Coming back from the European Carbon Farming Summit in Padua on 17-19 March, one thing is clear: carbon farming and certification are entering a new phase. The conversation is shifting: from pilots and promises to systems, standards, and scalability. Hajna Tijssen from Oncra noted down a few reflections of the summit: Carbon farming as a…
Last week, our Construction Stored Carbon lead Sacha was in Brussels to attend the EU Expert Group on Carbon Removals. Under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation, the EU will enforce certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals (1), carbon farming (2) and carbon storage in (building) products (3). These methodologies are developed in…
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The European Commission has opened public consultation on the draft rules for certifying carbon farming across the EU: the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF). This is your chance to shape how farmers and foresters get certified and paid for storing carbon. Feedback deadline: 19 February 2026 on the EU’s “Have Your Say” portal….
(6 months project base or freelance) Profile We are looking for a highly climate-ambitious person to bring structure, clarity and CRCF-aligned professionalism to all core methodology related processes within Oncra. Oncra.org is a nature-based carbon removal certification service and financing platform built to align fully with the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). It provides…
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Bart van Beuzekom was at the European Carbon Farming Summit in Dublin, Ireland, for Scature and to represent Climate Cleanup. He reports that “the Summit featured a significant presence of scientists, which was encouraging to see. However, a notable observation was the substantial allocation of research funding towards validating already established conclusions from decades past using cutting-edge…
Council greenlights EU certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products On 19 November, the Council gave the final green light to a regulation establishing the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. This voluntary framework will facilitate and encourage high-quality carbon…