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Cover page of the report "Certification of carbon dioxide removals – Evaluation of the commission proposal"

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Certification of Carbon Dioxide Removals

Evaluation of the Commission Proposal

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On 30 November 2022, the Commission proposed an EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). The Commission's proposal is an important initiative for promoting the implementation of carbon removals within the EU. It aims to help generate additional funding for removal activities. But, the proposal remains vague on crucial regulatory aspects.
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Cover of the discussion paper "Can current EU climate policy reliably achieve climate neutrality by 2050? Post-2030 crunch issues for the move to a net zero economy"

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Can Current EU Climate Policy Reliably Achieve Climate Neutrality by 2050?

Post-2030 crunch issues for the move to a net zero economy

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The EU has just updated its climate target for 2030 and most of the policy instruments to get there. Does this toolbox have all the items needed to achieve the shift to net zero emissions by 2050? This discussion paper by Oeko-Institut and Ecologic Institute addresses analyses EU climate policy's main pillars, identifies crunch issues on the path towards climate neutrality and offers potential solutions.
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A New Global Biodiversity Framework – Assessments of COP15 outcomes

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Following four years of development negotiations, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework on 19 December 2022, replacing the CBD's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets. Ecologic Institute produced a series of policy briefs on ecosystem restoration, which is a key priority and specific target in the new global biodiversity framework. A separate publication on the outcomes of the CBD COP15 and their relevance to the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration is in preparation.
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Cover of the ad-hoc paper "QU.A.L.ITY soil carbon removals? Assessing the EU Framework for Carbon Removal Certification’s from a climate-friendly soil management perspective"

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QU.A.L.ITY Soil Carbon Removals?

Assessing the EU Framework for Carbon Removal Certification from a climate-friendly soil management perspective

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In this brief, researchers from Ecologic Institute and Öko-Institut critically assess the Commission's 2022 proposal for Framework for Carbon Removals Certification as it applies to climate-friendly soil management. In particular, they evaluate whether Framework's so-called QU.A.L.ITY criteria (Quantification, Additionality, Long-term storage, Sustainability) are sufficient to ensure high quality soil carbon removals. The brief summarises the specific challenge posed by soil carbon sequestration, identifies problems with the current proposal, and makes recommendations for improvements. The brief is available for download.
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Ecologic Institute: Science and Policy for a Sustainable World

Ecologic Institute conducts inter- and transdisciplinary environmental research and has offices in Berlin and Brussels. In its role as a private, independent organization, Ecologic Institute is dedicated to the preparation of relevant sociopolitical aspects of sustainability research and contributing new knowledge to environmental policy. Innovative research methods, an orientation on practice and a transdisciplinary approach ensure scientific excellent and social relevance. The work done at Ecologic Institute covers the spectrum of environmental topics and includes the integration of environment-related issues into other political spheres.

Ecologic Institute was founded in 1995 and collaborates closely with other European and international bodies, including active participation as a member of the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet). Today, the more than 100 individuals at Ecologic Institute work in a variety of international and interdisciplinary project teams.

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