The new EU carbon removal certification: Landmark legislation or an empty promise?

Luka Štrubelj; Steve M. Smith; Joanna I. House; Sue Rodway-Dyer; John Lynch; Sanja Bogojević; Justin D. Macinante; Niall Mac Dowell

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.08.020

The new EU carbon removal certification: Landmark legislation or an empty promise?

Luka Štrubelj^*
, Steve M. Smith^*
, Joanna I. House
, Sue Rodway-Dyer
, John Lynch
, Sanja Bogojević
, Justin D. Macinante
, Niall Mac Dowell

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Recognizing the importance of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) for meeting climate targets globally and in the European Union (EU), the European Commission has proposed a certification framework for voluntary CDR. But without urgent improvements in three key areas, it is unlikely to achieve its goals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1093-1097
Number of pages	5
Journal	One Earth
Volume	6
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.08.020
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2023

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