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ANALYSIS: EU will need over 140 mln Article 6 credits to meet 2040 climate goal, experts say

Published 15:32 on July 7, 2025 / Last updated at 15:46 on July 7, 2025 / and / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Analysis), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Analysts estimate that the EU will require between 140 and 150 million international carbon credits to meet its new 2040 climate target – potentially rising to 1 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent depending on the calculation method – though the European Commission has yet to specify how these volumes will be determined.
Analysts estimate that the EU will require between 140 and 150 million international carbon credits to meet its new 2040 climate target – potentially rising to 1 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent depending on the calculation method – though the European Commission has yet to specify how these volumes will be determined.


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