EU bashed for ‘baffling’ plans for integrating CDR credits into EU ETS

Published 16:33 on July 22, 2026 / Last updated at 16:33 on July 22, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The European Commission’s plans for potentially integrating up to 250 million carbon removal (CDR) credits into the EU ETS are puzzling and fail to account for the reality of the market, a policy expert told Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.
The European Commission’s plans for potentially integrating up to 250 million carbon removal (CDR) credits into the EU ETS are puzzling and fail to account for the reality of the market, a policy expert told Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.


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