EU open to different uses of biochar for CDR – but not in steel or plastics, official says

Published 17:05 on June 11, 2025 / Last updated at 17:05 on June 11, 2025 / / EMEA, Voluntary

Although the European Commission recognises biochar as a permanent carbon removal (CDR) technology, not all uses will qualify under the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) certification framework, an official told Carbon Pulse.
Although the European Commission recognises biochar as a permanent carbon removal (CDR) technology, not all uses will qualify under the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) certification framework, an official told Carbon Pulse.


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