EMEA > EU carbon removals plan lacks sufficient safeguards for offsetting, say researchers

EU carbon removals plan lacks sufficient safeguards for offsetting, say researchers

Published 14:47 on January 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 14:47 on January 27, 2023  / Emanuela Barbiroglio /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An EU's proposal for a voluntary carbon removal certification scheme lacks sufficient rigour to ensure soil carbon credits are not overstating their climate benefits, according to research commissioned by the German government that recommended against using such credits for offsetting purposes.
An EU's proposal for a voluntary carbon removal certification scheme lacks sufficient rigour to ensure soil carbon credits are not overstating their climate benefits, according to research commissioned by the German government that recommended against using such credits for offsetting purposes.


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