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EU’s CRCF forest methodology needs baseline, risk-based rules to avoid over-crediting -report

Published 10:58 on June 19, 2026 / Last updated at 10:58 on June 19, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The EU should tailor its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) methodology for improved forest management (IFM) to regional climate risks and forest conditions, while tightening baseline rules to reduce over-crediting risks, a policy brief published Thursday said.
The EU should tailor its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) methodology for improved forest management (IFM) to regional climate risks and forest conditions, while tightening baseline rules to reduce over-crediting risks, a policy brief published Thursday said.


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