Progress: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ENVI | PEREIRA Lídia ( EPP) | WÖLKEN Tiemo ( S&D), WIESNER Emma ( Renew), NIINISTÖ Ville ( Verts/ALE), ZALEWSKA Anna ( ECR), GRISET Catherine ( ID), WALLACE Mick ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | BUŞOI Cristian-Silviu ( EPP) | Cornelia ERNST ( GUE/NGL), Seán KELLY ( PPE), Josianne CUTAJAR ( S&D), Klemen GROŠELJ ( RE), Manuela RIPA ( Verts/ALE) |
Committee Opinion | AGRI | HLAVÁČEK Martin ( Renew) | Luke Ming FLANAGAN ( GUE/NGL), Zbigniew KUŹMIUK ( ECR), Pär HOLMGREN ( Verts/ALE), Colm MARKEY ( PPE), Paola GHIDONI ( ID), Achille VARIATI ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 57_o, TFEU 192-p1
Legal Basis:
RoP 57_o, TFEU 192-p1Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 441 votes to 139, with 41 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals.
The position adopted by the European Parliament at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure is as follows:
Subject matter
The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products, with a view to facilitating and encouraging the uptake of high-quality carbon removals and soil emission reductions, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives, as a complement to sustained emission reductions across all sectors.
To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and soil emission reductions by laying down:
- quality criteria for activities that take place in the Union;
- rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and soil emission reductions generated by activities;
- rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes;
- rules on the issuance and use of certified units .
Definitions
The amended Regulation modifies several definitions:
- ‘ permanent carbon removal ’ means any practice or process that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, captures and stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including permanently chemically bound carbon in products, and which is not combined with enhanced hydrocarbon recovery;
- ‘ carbon farming ’ means any practice or process, carried out over an activity period of at least five years, related to terrestrial or coastal management and resulting in capture and temporary storage of atmospheric and biogenic carbon into biogenic carbon pools or the reduction of soil emissions;
- ‘ carbon storage in products ’ means any practice or process that captures and stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for at least 35 years in long-lasting products and which allows on-site monitoring of the carbon stored and certified throughout the monitoring period.
There will be different units for these different categories due to their differences and environmental impact. The amended Regulation tasked the Commission to develop different certification methodologies for these categories.
To promote the sustainable and efficient use of limited biomass resources, the certification methodologies should ensure consistency with the application of the principle of the cascading use of biomass as laid down in the amended Renewable Energy Directive.
For any activity to qualify for certification it must go beyond both EU and national requirements for individual operators and the incentive effect of the certification must be needed for the activity to become financially viable.
Sustainability requirements
An activity should not significantly harm and may generate co-benefits for one or more of, the following sustainability objectives:
- climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit and net soil emission reduction benefit;
- climate change adaptation;
- sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources;
- transition to a circular economy, including the efficient use of sustainably sourced bio-based materials;
- pollution prevention and control;
- protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems including soil health, as well as avoidance of land degradation.
A carbon farming activity should at least generate co-benefits for the sustainability objective. The minimum sustainability requirements should promote the sustainability of forest and agriculture biomass raw material in accordance with the sustainability and GHG saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuel.
Union wide register
By 4 years from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should establish and duly maintain a Union wide registry for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products, to make publicly available the information related to the certification process, in an accessible way, containing, as a minimum, the information concerning the certification procedure. The Union registry should be financed by annual fixed fees payable by users, proportionate to the use of the registry.
Certified units should be issued by certification registries or, by 4 years from the entry into force of this Regulation, by the Union registry, only after the generation of a net carbon removal benefit or net soil emission reduction benefit, based on a valid certificate of compliance resulting from a re-certification audit.
Review
No later than 31 July 2026, the Commission should review the application of the Regulation to the reduction of emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, if appropriate, accompanied by a legislative proposal.
The European Parliament adopted by 448 votes to 65, with 114 abstentions, amendments to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals.
The matter was referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations.
Subject matter
The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate and encourage the deployment and enhancement of carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products by operators or groups of operators as a complement to the irreversible and gradual reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products .
Rules on the issuance and use of units
A new article has been included on the rules on the issuance and use of units. It stated that carbon farming sequestration and emission reduction units should be issued by 31 December each year, provided that an annual monitoring check does not show any non-compliance with the requirements set out in this Regulation and does not show a reversal. The certification body should be responsible for the annual monitoring check based on reliable real-world data.
Sustainability
A carbon storage in product activity should at least have a neutral impact on each of, and should generate co-benefits for at least one of, the following sustainability objectives:
- the avoidance of the risk of carbon leakage in third countries;
- climate change adaptation;
- sustainable use and protection or improvement of water quality and marine resources;
- transition to a circular economy, including the efficient use of sustainably sourced bio-based materials;
- pollution prevention and control;
- protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Innovative carbon removal technologies
Under the EU certification framework, activities that, under normal circumstances, ensure the permanent storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries through geological storage of CO2, such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage and direct air carbon capture and storage, or through permanently bound carbon mineralisation, should be considered permanent carbon removals .
Carbon farming and carbon storage in products
Members amended the definition of ‘carbon farming’ to mean an activity related to land management, coastal management or animal husbandry, that results in carbon farming sequestration or carbon farming emission reductions for a period of at least five years .
Members also stated that carbon farming activities should not negatively affect the Union’s food security and shall not lead to land grabbing or land speculation.
In light of the uncertainties in the measuring and monitoring methodologies related to many potential applications of carbon storage in products in early development stages, the certification of carbon storage in products should initially be limited to harvested wood products or materials for construction storing atmospheric and biogenic carbon stored for at least five decades .
Platform on Carbon Removal, Carbon Farming and Carbon Storage in Product Activities
Members called for the establishment of a Platform on Carbon removal and Carbon farming Activities which should, inter alia :
- advise the Commission on the technical certification methodologies, including on the minimum sustainability requirements, as well as on the possible need to update those certification methodologies;
- analyse the impact of the technical certification methodologies in terms of the potential costs and benefits of their application;
- monitor and regularly report to the Commission on trends at Union and Member State level regarding carbon removal and carbon farming.
Certification of compliance
The amended text stressed that the certification scheme should appoint a certification body which should conduct a certification audit to verify that the requested information is accurate and reliable. When multiple different carbon farming activities take place at farm level, the certification audits may be conducted on a single occasion.
Periodic re-certification audits should take place at least every 5 years for carbon farming activities, and at least every 10 years for other activities, following a risk-based approach.
Union registry
The Commission should establish and maintain an interoperable and public Union registry in order to ensure transparency, trustworthiness and full traceability of certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. All information in the Union registry should be easy to navigate and search.
Review
The Commission should assess the possible benefits and trade-offs of the inclusion of other long-lived carbon storage products based on the latest scientific evidence. By 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the establishment of Union targets for permanent carbon removals and for land-based sequestration as an integral part of the post-2030 Union climate framework.
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals.
The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal as follows:
Subject matter
The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate and encourage the deployment and enhancement of carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products by operators or groups of operators as a complement to the irreversible and gradual reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors to meet the objectives and targets laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 and the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Rules on the issuance and use of units
A new article has been included on the rules on the issuance and use of units. It stated that carbon farming sequestration and emission reduction units should be issued by 31 December each year, provided that an annual monitoring check does not show any non-compliance with the requirements set out in this Regulation and does not show a reversal. The certification body should be responsible for the annual monitoring check based on reliable real-world data.
Sustainability
A carbon storage in product activity should at least have a neutral impact on each of, and should generate co-benefits for at least one of, the following sustainability objectives:
- the avoidance of the risk of carbon leakage in third countries;
- climate change adaptation;
- sustainable use and protection or improvement of water quality and marine resources;
- transition to a circular economy, including the efficient use of sustainably sourced bio-based materials;
- pollution prevention and control;
- protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Platform on Carbon Removal, Carbon Farming and Carbon Storage in Product Activities
Members called for the establishment of a Platform on Carbon removal and Carbon farming Activities which should, inter alia:
- advise the Commission on the technical certification methodologies, including on the minimum sustainability requirements, as well as on the possible need to update those certification methodologies;
- analyse the impact of the technical certification methodologies in terms of the potential costs and benefits of their application;
- monitor and regularly report to the Commission on trends at Union and Member State level regarding carbon removal and carbon farming.
Certification of compliance
The amended text stressed that the certification scheme should appoint a certification body which should conduct a certification audit to verify that the requested information is accurate and reliable. When multiple different carbon farming activities take place at farm level, the certification audits may be conducted on a single occasion.
Re-certification audits should take place at least every 5 years for carbon farming activities, and at least every 10 years for other activities, following a risk-based approach.
Certification bodies
Concerning the certification bodies, the report stated that these should be remunerated by the certification scheme in order to ensure the independence of the certification or re-certification audits. The list of accredited certification bodies shall be made publicly available in the Union registry.
Operation of certification schemes
For the purpose of handling complaints and appeals, certification schemes should put in place easily accessible complaint and appeal procedures. Those procedures should be made publicly available in the Union registry. Members suggested that a certification scheme should submit all relevant data and reporting that are required to be included in the Union registry.
Review
The Commission should assess the possible benefits and trade-offs of the inclusion of other long-lived carbon storage products based on the latest scientific evidence. By 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the establishment of Union targets for permanent carbon removals and for land-based sequestration as an integral part of the post-2030 Union climate framework.
PURPOSE: to establish a new EU-wide certification framework for carbon removals.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: the EU has committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. The first and most urgent priority is the reduction of EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At the same time, the EU needs to compensate for residual emissions that cannot be eliminated, by scaling up carbon removals , or in other words by removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. This proposal for a carbon removals certification scheme is an important tool to achieve this goal.
Carbon can be removed and stored in three broad ways:
1) permanent storage : industrial technologies such as BECCS (bio-energy with carbon capture and storage) or DACCS (Direct Air Capture with Capture and Storage), capture carbon from the air either indirectly (through the processing of biomass in the case of BECCS) or directly (in the case of DACCS) and store it in a stable form;
2) carbon farming : carbon can be naturally stored on land through activities that enhance carbon capture in soils and forests (e.g. agro-forestry, forest restoration, better soil management), and/or reduce the release of carbon from soils to the atmosphere (e.g. restoration of peatland);
3) carbon storage in products: atmospheric carbon captured by trees or industrial technologies can also be used and stored in long-lasting products and materials, such as wood-based or carbonate-bonded construction materials.
The Commission's proposal does not cover the capture of fossil carbon for Storage (CCS) or Utilisation (CCU). These technologies help recycle or store fossil CO2 emissions but they do not remove carbon from the atmosphere.
CONTENT: this proposed Regulation seeks to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals , with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives.
Its main objectives are to:
- ensure the high quality of carbon removals in the EU;
- establish an EU governance certification system to avoid greenwashing by correctly applying and enforcing the EU quality framework criteria in a reliable and harmonised way across the Union.
To ensure the transparency and credibility of the certification process, the proposal sets out rules for the independent third-party verification of carbon removals, as well as rules to recognise certification schemes that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the EU framework. To ensure the quality and comparability of carbon removals, the proposed regulation establishes four QU.A.L.ITY criteria :
1) Quantification : carbon removal activities need to be measured accurately and deliver unambiguous benefits for the climate;
2) Additionality : carbon removal activities need to go beyond existing practices and what is required by law;
3) Long-term storage : certificates are linked to the duration of carbon storage so as to ensure permanent storage;
4) Sustainability : carbon removal activities must preserve or contribute to sustainability objectives such as climate change adaptation, circular economy, water and marine resources, and biodiversity.
The proposal also aims to:
- develop certification methodologies that are tailored to each type of carbon removal activity, in order to promote a harmonised and correct implementation of the QU.A.L.ITY criteria;
- increase the public trust in carbon removals by ensuring the transparency and robustness of the certification process, including the certification schemes recognised by the Commission and the public registries of carbon removals.
The proposal also imposes the obligation for certification schemes to set up and maintain public registries for evidence of carbon removal activities and carbon removal units. It is of key importance that registries use automated systems and are interoperable in order to prevent fraud and avoid double counting.
The proposed Regulation affects economic operators such as farmers, foresters but also industrial companies that will develop carbon removal activities on the ground; private organisations and Member States authorities, who may develop private or public certification schemes to implement and control the certification process.
Budgetary implications
Major budgetary implications for the EU concern the preparation of the non-legislative acts and operation of the Expert Group on Carbon Removals which includes approximately 70 members. Budgetary implications for the Commission are associated to the recognition process of public or private certification schemes that would be responsible to implement the certification framework in one or more Member States. Budgetary implications are also foreseen for those Member States that intend to establish and operate a national certification scheme, including the supervision of independent certification bodies and the establishment and operation of a national registry.
Documents
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T9-0195/2024
- Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations: PE759.876
- Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: GEDA/A/(2024)001377
- Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations: PE759.876
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T9-0402/2023
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A9-0329/2023
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Committee opinion: PE746.718
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.197
- Specific opinion: PE746.892
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.223
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.224
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Committee draft report: PE745.292
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES6159/2022
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR3978/2022
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2022)0423
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2022)0377
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2022)0378
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2022)0672
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SEC(2022)0423
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2022)0377
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2022)0378
- Committee of the Regions: opinion: CDR3978/2022
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES6159/2022
- Committee draft report: PE745.292
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.223
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.224
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE749.197
- Specific opinion: PE746.892
- Committee opinion: PE746.718
- Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement: GEDA/A/(2024)001377
- Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations: PE759.876
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
- Contribution: COM(2022)0672
Activities
- Lídia PEREIRA
Plenary Speeches (3)
- Martin HOJSÍK
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Herbert DORFMANN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Seán KELLY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Peter LIESE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Anne SANDER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tiemo WÖLKEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Clare DALY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Mick WALLACE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Pär HOLMGREN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Anna ZALEWSKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Catherine GRISET
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Martin HLAVÁČEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Emma WIESNER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Colm MARKEY
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
Union certification framework for carbon removals – A9-0329/2023 – Lídia Pereira – After Annex I – Am 155 #
A9-0329/2023 – Lídia Pereira – Commission proposal #
Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the ECR Group (A9-0329/2023, postponement of vote) #
PL | HU | EE | MT | CY | SK | LV | EL | HR | RO | SI | IE | LU | BG | LT | DK | IT | CZ | PT | FI | NL | SE | BE | AT | FR | ES | DE | ||
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24
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13
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2
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1
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2
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4
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3
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8
|
4
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7
|
5
|
7
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
38
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
15
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
51
|
34
|
54
|
|
ECR |
28
|
Poland ECRFor (10) |
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Spain ECR |
1
|
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ID |
26
|
3
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
19
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Hungary NIFor (9) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
Italy NIAgainst (5) |
1
|
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The Left |
22
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
|||||||||||||||
Verts/ALE |
49
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
France Verts/ALEAgainst (10) |
2
|
Germany Verts/ALEAgainst (15) |
|||||||||||
Renew |
58
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
France RenewAgainst (18)
Bernard GUETTA,
Catherine AMALRIC,
Catherine CHABAUD,
Christophe GRUDLER,
Fabienne KELLER,
Gilles BOYER,
Guy LAVOCAT,
Ilana CICUREL,
Jérémy DECERLE,
Laurence FARRENG,
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE,
Max ORVILLE,
Nathalie LOISEAU,
Pascal CANFIN,
Salima YENBOU,
Sandro GOZI,
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN,
Valérie HAYER
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1
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Germany RenewAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
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PPE |
92
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Poland PPEFor (7)Against (1) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
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Greece PPE |
1
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
Bulgaria PPEAgainst (6) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
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3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
Germany PPEAgainst (21)
Andreas SCHWAB,
Axel VOSS,
Christine SCHNEIDER,
David MCALLISTER,
Dennis RADTKE,
Hildegard BENTELE,
Jens GIESEKE,
Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD,
Lena DÜPONT,
Manfred WEBER,
Marion WALSMANN,
Marlene MORTLER,
Michael GAHLER,
Monika HOHLMEIER,
Niclas HERBST,
Niels GEUKING,
Norbert LINS,
Peter JAHR,
Peter LIESE,
Rainer WIELAND,
Sabine VERHEYEN
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S&D |
80
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Poland S&DAgainst (5) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Italy S&DAgainst (11) |
Portugal S&DAgainst (6) |
1
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
Austria S&DAgainst (5) |
3
|
Spain S&DAgainst (17)
Alicia HOMS GINEL,
Clara AGUILERA,
Cristina MAESTRE,
César LUENA,
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA,
Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL,
Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO,
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO,
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ,
Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ,
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ,
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ,
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA,
Marcos ROS SEMPERE,
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR,
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
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Germany S&DAgainst (8) |
A9-0329/2023 – Lídia Pereira – Provisional agreement – Am 158 #
Amendments | Dossier |
1319 |
2022/0394(COD)
2023/05/30
AGRI
474 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A certified carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted and financially stimulated, through resolute EU action, to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, and where financial support measures should be identified and applied by the Commission, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with the Paris Agreement, baselines should be periodically updated.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal and carbon farming activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. In the case of carbon farming, furthermore, operators should also quantify the biogenic emissions reductions set against the baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with the Paris Agreement, baselines should be periodically updated.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. Data protection demands are high, since much of the data collected may be personal data. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social,
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, new quantification systems for carbon on the ground, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline,
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, novel in-field carbon quantification systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co-benefits) can increase the value of the certified carbon removals. However, in the case of indirect emissions, account must be taken of the need to ensure a minimum impact of land use change on farmers’ activities, on the proper functioning of supply chains, and on the guaranteeing of local and regional food security.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co-benefits) can increase the value of the certified carbon removals. However, for carbon farming activities, the reduction of biogenic emissions shall be counted towards the net benefit of the activity, especially due to the interconnected nature of carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, chemicals, materials fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from direct or indirect land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy- related greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial process. In the case of carbon farming, the
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy- related greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial process. In the case of carbon farming, the carbon captured by an afforestation activity or the carbon kept in the ground by a peatland re-wetting activity should outweigh the emissions from the machinery used to carry out the carbon removal activity or the indirect land use change emissions that can be caused by carbon leakage. The same ecosystem- based approach, with a net benefit in terms of carbon sequestration, can be found in mussel and mollusc farming practices.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable and well-defined manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union climate and biodiversity objectives,
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere and should be publicly available through an Union register in order to ensure transparency and traceability to carbon removal unit certificates. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union climate and biodiversity objectives, enhanced monitoring of land needs to be required, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The satellite and on-site monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals need to closely reflect those approaches, and make the best use of advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, making full use of already existing tools, and ensure consistency with the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals that go beyond the standard practice
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal activities should take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification. Such effect is present when the incentive created by the potential revenues, resulting from the certification, changes the behaviour of operators in such a way that they engage in the additional carbon removal activity to achieve additional carbon removals.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be reflected in the baseline. In the case of carbon farming on arable mineral soils the standardised baseline can be considered to be flat taking into account that current carbon removal rates on mineral soils in the EU are on average close to zero. For this reason, a carbon removal activity that generates carbon removals in excess of such a baseline should be presumed to be additional. Hence, the use of a standardised baseline should simplify the demonstration of additionality for operators. Therefore, it should reduce the administrative burden of the certification process, which is particularly important in the case of small- scale land managers.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal or carbon farming activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be reflected in the baseline. For this reason, a carbon removal activity that generates carbon removals in excess of such a baseline should be presumed to be additional. Hence, the use of a standardised baseline should simplify the demonstration of additionality for operators. Therefore, it should reduce the administrative burden of the certification process, which is particularly important in the case of small-
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration of several centuries for the stored carbon and can be considered as providing permanent storage of carbon. Carbon farming or carbon storage in products are more exposed to the risk of voluntary or involuntary release of carbon into the atmosphere. To account for this risk, the validity of the certified carbon removals generated by carbon farming and carbon storage in products should be subject to an expiry date matching with the end of the relevant monitoring period or the end of the monitoring subsequent to the full implementation of a carbon removal portfolio. Thereafter, the carbon should be assumed to be released into the atmosphere, unless the economic operator proves the maintenance of the carbon storage through uninterrupted monitoring activities or a carbon removal portfolio manager operates a proportional liability mechanism which monitors longevity performance.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal or leakage) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certifi
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration of several centuries for the stored carbon and can be considered as providing permanent storage of carbon. Carbon farming or carbon storage in products are more exposed to the risk of
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms and corrective measures should be introduced to address cases of reversal or leakage, in a way that there should be a liable party at any moment of time, taking into account extreme weather events and force majeure events that might impact land-based carbon storage. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units, and up-front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. __________________ 27 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units, mutual funds, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units, and up- front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. __________________ 27 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming have a
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for social, environmental and economic sustainability, even if trade-
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for social, environmental, and economic sustainability, even if trade-
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, b
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, b
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should, at least, take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere can contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere can contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30. It should also be possible to combine CAP Pillar I and Pillar II measures with the certification of carbon removal and sequestration. Certification schemes should therefore be compatible with CAP instruments. __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission,
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. In order to ensure that carbon farming credits provide an additional income stream for farmers, the value of the credits should be funded outside the CAP. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30 . __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission,
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives such as sustainable private finance, contractual arrangements along supply chain, voluntary carbon markets and product claims.. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30 . __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission,
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) under the provisions currently relating to it or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report social, environmental and economic co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to prioritise the development of tailored certification methodologies on carbon farming activities that provide similarly significant co-benefits for biodiversity, and for farmers’ activities and supply chain activities.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum environmental, economic and social sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report additional co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and all other interested actors. The development of these methodologies should be supported by clear evidence and should include a call for feedback on the draft methodologies, providing all interested stakeholders with the possibility to contribute. They need to be based on the best available scientific evidence, build upon existing public and private schemes and methodologies for carbon removal certification, and take into account any relevant standard and rules adopted at national and Union level. The setting of core regulatory elements such as long- term storage, liability, additionality, and criteria for social, environmental and economic co-benefits of carbon farming, spelling out clear design features for the underlying methodologies, will follow the ordinary legislative procedure since these standards can fundamentally affect agricultural and carbon farming.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and all other interested actors. The development of these methodologies should include precise elements supporting the methods used in drawing them up, while offering all stakeholders the opportunity to contribute to their development. They need to be based on the best available scientific evidence, build upon existing public and private schemes and
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal and carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative and financial burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers, short-supply-chain actors and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, in line with validated and consistent criteria in the EU, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and all other interested actors. They need to be based on the best available scientific evidence, build upon existing public and private schemes and methodologies for carbon removal
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal and carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to independent third- party auditing. In particular, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the correct quantification of the expected net carbon removal benefit. Carbon removal and carbon farming activities should also be subject to periodic re- certification audits to verify the compliance of the generated carbon removals. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, technical details, maximum price for certification audit, and the minimum information to be contained in the description of the carbon removal activity, and in the certification and re-
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to independent third- party auditing. In particular, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the correct quantification of the expected net carbon removal benefit. Carbon removal and carbon farming activities should also be subject to periodic re- certification audits to verify the compliance
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, additional financing tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon removals is key for cost-
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon removals is key for cost- efficient implementation of mitigation actions and for securing their engagement in carbon farming. This is particularly relevant for Union small farmers or forest holders that often lack the know-how and the expertise required to implement carbon removal activities and to comply with the required quality criteria and related certification methodologies. Therefore, it is
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20 a) Carbon removal activities should not primarily take the focus of emission reductions, and therefore carbon removal and carbon farming certificates or units should not be used to offset continued emissions either in compliance or voluntary mechanisms - including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets. Certificates and units should be incentivized in a manner that makes them complementary to emission reductions, rather than substitutes.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is appropriate that carbon removal certificates underpin different end- uses, such as the compilation of national and corporate greenhouse gas inventories, including with regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31, the proof of climate- related and other environmental corporate claims (including on biodiversity), or the exchange of verified carbon removal units through voluntary carbon offsetting markets. To this end, the certificate should contain accurate and transparent information on the carbon removal activity,
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is appropriate that carbon removal and carbon farming certificates underpin different end-
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21)
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21 a) Certificates may be monetised, thereby giving a financial incentive to operators or groups of operators to carry on the carbon removal or carbon farming activities. Such financial incentives may include funding from legal or physical persons wishing to contribute to the achievement of environmental objectives (‘contribution claims’), funding from the CAP, public procurements or other sources of public finance.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 b (new) (21 b) In the event of leakage or reversal, the relevant ‘contribution claims’ should be amended so as to reflect the reality of the situation, taking into account extreme weather events and force majeure events that can affect land-based carbon storage.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 c (new) (21 c) Certificates should contain accurate and transparent information on the carbon removal or carbon farming activity, including the total removals and net carbon removal benefit that comply with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, as well as provide information whether the certificate has been monetised, for which purpose and by whom. The Commission should be also empowered to adopt delegated acts to further specify or amend Annex II which lists the minimum information to be contained in the certificates.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability,
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators availing of the voluntary certification framework to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable, flexible and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability,
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure, where relevant, the correct accounting
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Certification schemes should establish and maintain interoperable public registries in order to ensure transparency and full traceability of carbon removal certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. Fraud may occur if more than one certificate is issued for the same carbon removal activity because the activity has been registered under two different certification schemes or has been registered twice under the same scheme. For the purposes of preventing fraud when it comes to carbon farming, parcels in the LPIS system already linked to an existing carbon farming scheme not compliant with this Regulation should not be deemed eligible for certification under this Regulation. Fraud may also occur when the same certificate is used several times to make the same claim based on a carbon removal activity or a carbon removal unit. The registries should store the documents
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Certification schemes should establish and maintain interoperable public registries in order to ensure transparency and full traceability of carbon removal certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. Fraud may occur if more than one certificate is issued for the same carbon removal activity because the activity has been registered under two different certification schemes or has been registered twice under the same scheme. Fraud may also occur when the same certificate is used several times to make the same claim based on a carbon removal activity or a carbon removal unit. The
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity. Such reports should be made public, in full or where appropriate in an aggregated format, in order to increase transparency and scrutiny by citizens and independent third parties, and to improve supervision by the Commission. Furthermore, such reporting would provide the necessary information for the Commission to report on the operation of the certification schemes with a view to identifying best practices and submitting, if appropriate, a proposal to further promote such best practices. In order to ensure comparable and consistent reporting, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out the technical details on the content and format of the reports drawn up by the certification schemes.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate public consultations, including calls for contributions and requests for feedback on future legislation, during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. Each draft delegated act should also be open for public consultation for a period of minimum four weeks. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate public consultations, including calls for evidence and calls for feedback, on draft proposals during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate public consultations, including calls for evidence and calls for feedback on draft proposals, during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate public consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and including a call for evidence and feedback, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to, and at least a consultative role in, meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement. Those reviews should take into account the relevant developments concerning the Union legislation, technological and scientific progress, the economic situation in the EU’s regions, energy price developments, market developments in the field of carbon removals and food security
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators while ensuring the commitment with the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals by operators or groups of operators, while ensuring that those removals do not undermine the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down:
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and emission reductions by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and for emission reductions by laying down:
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to promote, facilitate
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union and for emission reduction activities;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) certificate end-use rules;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming activities;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) rules on the monitoring, validity, expiry and liability of carbon removals and carbon farming activities;
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) criteria for the issuance and use of certificates;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) rules for the use of the carbon removals certificates and carbon farming certificates.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming activities does not apply to emissions falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For the purpose of Article 1(2), carbon removal units or carbon farming removal unit certified under this framework cannot be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions throughout compliance or voluntary mechanisms, including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Carbon removal and carbon farming activities certified under this Union framework shall not be used for, or claimed to, offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. The purpose of carbon removals is to supplement deep emissions reduction, by prioritising swift and predictable emission reduction and balancing the very last, unavoidable emissions and help the Union achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050, and net-negative emissions immediately after 2050 as enshrined in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality1a. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243/1, 9.7.2021)
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools,
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool or the reduction of GHG emissions from a biogenic source to the atmosphere;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage,
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool,
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes, with a net negative emissions balance, carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool or GHG emissions from a biogenic source to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘biogenic
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) ‘biogenic source’ means above- ground biomass, below-ground biomass, litter, dead wood and soil organic carbon, as defined in Annex I, Part B(a) to (e) of Regulation 2018/841, which means greenhouse gases from land use and land management practices and enteric fermentation or manure fermentation from livestock operations;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) GHG emission reductions means the reduction of GHG emissions release from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere or the reduction of GHG emissions in agricultural practices;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new) i) Each carbon farming scheme should be linked to the specific parcels of land benefitting from the scheme on the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation; In the case of carbon farming, ‘operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator. The latter are owners and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation. For carbon farming, operators means a legal entity that represents more than one operators. The latter being landlords and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance to the type of carbon removal activity, over which the storage of carbon is monitored by the operator or group of operators;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g)
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (g a) 'carbon emission reduction activity' means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in a net-greenhouse gas emission reduction benefit in sectors not covered by the annex I or the annex III of the ETS Directive;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal and/or mitigation activity related to land management or farm practices and or livestock rearing that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to coastal or land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere or other such activities that reduce the scope 1-3 emissions or displaced use of fossil fuels including solar, anaerobic digestion and the addition of biochar to soil;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h)
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere, as well as mitigation activities for agricultural and forestry production, in a way that does not compromise food production and availability;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal a
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal a
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal and greenhouse gas emission reduction activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal or reduction activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming activity’ means a
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) 'carbon farming storage' means a carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic, bioproduct and biofertilizer as biochar or digestate, matter as defined per carbon farming activity in the certification methodology;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) ‘reversal’ means the voluntary or involuntary release of CO2 back into the atmosphere from biogenic carbon pools;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) ‘carbon farming storage’ means storages of atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic matter;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) ‘carbon storage in products’ means a carbon removal or carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in long-
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (n a) ‘contribution claim’ means a claim made by a physical or legal person related to the voluntary financing of an activity resulting in verifiable and additional removal of CO2 from the atmosphere, in view of supporting the Union’s climate targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, without using this to offset, compensate or replace their own emissions, or claim to do so;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (o a) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (o a) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (o a) ‘carbon farming removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon farming removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘reversal’ means any release of removed, stored and certified carbon that occurs during the monitoring period.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (o b) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (o b) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals and GHG emission reductions shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals shall be eligible for voluntary certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removal activities shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they are generated from a carbon removal activity or an emission reduction activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 4 to 7;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) they are not used for, or claimed to, offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) the minimum information on the carbon removal or carbon farming to be included in the Union registry referred to in Article 12 has been provided by the certification scheme to the Commission in accordance with Annex 2a.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) principles of good accounting are followed, corresponding to stringent international and scientific principles.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Carbon farming activities shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions: (a) they are not used for, or claimed to, offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks; (b) they comply with the quality criteria set out in article 4 to 7a; (c) they are independently verified in accordance with Article 9; (d) principles of good accounting are followed, corresponding to stringent international and scientific principles.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) By the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall present the co- legislators with a voluntary Union framework for the certification of agricultural GHG emission reductions. This framework shall establish: (a) quality criteria for agricultural GHG emission reduction activities that take place in the Union; (b) rules for the verification and certification of GHG emission reductions; (c) rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall provide a net carbon
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction – GHGincrease > 0
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) CRbaseline is the
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) CRtotal is the total
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, o
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming that are already covered with the combined provisions in paragraphs 1a, 1b and 2, which are due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new) (c a) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, the net carbon removal benefit shall be quantified by the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction - GHGincrease > 0 where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity; (d) GHGreduction is the reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity. In these cases, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, the net carbon removal benefit shall be quantified by the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction - GHGincrease > 0 where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity; (d) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity. In this case, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. 2. In the case of carbon farming, the net carbon removal benefit shall be quantified by the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction - GHGincrease > 0where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity; (d) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity. In this case, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as well as greenhouse gas emissions from animal husbandry activities.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, and GHG emissions from livestock rearing activities.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. A carbon farming initiative can reward farms for i. a scheme that captures carbon; or ii. a scheme that achieves emission reductions.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent manner. In case of uncertainty in the calculation, additional estimation attempts shall take into account national circumstances and legislation in force in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a relevant
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. All verified carbon farming certification schemes should be progressed in a timely manner, with no priority given to any particular methodology or sector.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. As part of the approval of a carbon farming certification scheme, the actor should demonstrate that they have minimised the bureaucratic burden for land managers.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal performance of common current practices of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context. The respective methodologies shall differentiate between static or dynamic baselines where necessary.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal or reduction performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. For carbon farming in arable mineral soils, the standardised baseline is fixed, which is equivalent to zero removal.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. For carbon farming on arable mineral soils the standardised baseline is flat, equalling zero removals.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5,
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, for carbon farming activities and until [10 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the carbon removal benefit achieved through a certified activity shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, and comply with the conditions laid out in Article 7a.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Additional carbon credit values can be rewarded where further benefits, such as biodiversity, can be verified by an independent body.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Enhanced carbon farming premium can be achieved by further actions that show improvement in other environmental indicators, such as improved biodiversity or measures that reduce the use of fossil fuels such as the installation of solar panels.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Carbon farming certification schemes should also reward farmers for actions reducing their carbon footprint in other emission target categories such as LULUCF, energy and waste.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. More than one carbon farming scheme can be operated on a single land parcel as long as both schemes are independently verified and avoid double counting.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new) 6 e. Where a farmer or land manager works in conjunction with a downstream food processor to offset that food processor’s scope 3 emissions, they can be rewarded for this through a carbon farming certification scheme.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 f (new) 6 f. Early movers should not be disadvantaged if they can adequately demonstrate the MRV of the carbon farming activity.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated, but shall remain constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity has begun.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated but should stay constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity has started.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated but stays constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity has started.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated. The baseline shall not change during the monitoring period of a certified carbon removal.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 9. To support the quantification of carbon removals and mitigation generated by carbon farming, the operator or group of operators shall gather data on carbon removals and greenhouse gas emissions in a manner compatible with national greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU)
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 9. To support the quantification of the net carbon removals benefit generated by carbon farming
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. The calculation methodology for carbon farming shall take into account local specificities, especially soil physico- chemical conditions, crop structure, afforestation, climatic and other conditions.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5.º – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall be additional and factor in the removal practices being promoted from 2016 onwards. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity and the carbon farming activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) A carbon removal activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond any binding removals or net removals targets set out at Union and national levels, or statutory requirements set out at the level of the operator or group of operators;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements, regardless of whether that incentive took place prior to the entry into force of this Regulation;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it takes place due to the incentive effect of the certification and creation of carbon removal units.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For the purpose of demonstrating point (a) of paragraph 1, the baseline shall take into account the anticipated impact of any binding removals or net removals targets set out at Union and national levels, in particular those set out in the amended Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For Carbon Farming activities, it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements, allowing for stacking of public and private incentives for practice change so long as resulting environmental benefits are uniquely claimed
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission shall provide funding for the establishment of carbon baselines and MRV as a public service, in recognition of the public good that is achieved through the locking of carbon in soils.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Carbon farming practices carried out under Pillar I and Pillar II of the CAP, in accordance with Regulation 2021/2115, shall, in principle, comply with the certification criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity aims at ensuring the long-term storage of carbon
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6.º – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall undertake to demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the long-term storage of carbon.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the long-term and temporary storage of carbon.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period; or provide sound scientific evidence, that a reversal of a solid form (e.g. carbonates or biochar) of carbon to CO2 is prevented.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period with the exception of where force majeure applies. Such circumstances may be protected through a mutual fund or insurance mechanism.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period, with the exemption of release due to force majeure or changes in natural circumstances.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new) i) Where public policy, in the public interest, mandates farmers to conduct an activity that reduces their carbon stocks, the farmer will not be held liable for the impact on carbon stocks of such required activities.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. For carbon farming, the activity does not cease to take place if the operator or the group of operators renew the monitoring period while proving he maintenance of the carbon storage activity through uninterrupted monitoring activities.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. This does not apply if the carbon is bound permanently in a mineral matrix (concrete) or in soil from which it cannot be separated or released.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 (3)
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. For carbon farming, the carbon stored shall be considered released into the atmosphere at the end of the permanent assessment period included in the certification methodology, provided the minimum monitoring period is complied with, unless the operator or group of operators renews the period by proving the continued and uninterrupted maintenance of carbon farming and carbon monitoring, or unless a carbon removal portfolio manager renews the control period by ensuring, as part of the monitoring at portfolio level, that the monitoring continues uninterrupted after the end of the monitoring period.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. For carbon farming, the carbon stored shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the permanence assessment period included in the certification methodology, provided the minimum monitoring period is respected, unless the operator or the group of operators renew the period by proving the continued and uninterrupted maintenance of carbon farming activity and monitoring or a carbon removal portfolio manager takes over liability and ensures, as part of portfolio-wide monitoring, uninterrupted continuation of the monitoring after the end of the monitoring period.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Preventive enhancement activities to prevent natural carbon leakage shall be encouraged.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity and carbon farming practices shall have at least a neutral impact on
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A permanent carbon removal activity shall have a neutral impact on or generate co-
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) A carbon removal activity shall have a neutral impact on
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) For industrial carbon storage and carbon storage in products only, climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1);
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) transition to a circular
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) agricultural production and crop yields;
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (d b) farmers' income;
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i (new) i) agricultural productivity, including security of agricultural production;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii (new) ii) quality of agricultural produce;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f – point iii (new) iii) farmers income or the economic result of the farm operation.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) agricultural productivity, including the security of agricultural production;
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) food security.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) the quality of agricultural products;
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) farmers’ revenues or the economic result of the agricultural holding;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f d (new) (fd) soil quality and fertility and prevention of erosion;
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f e (new) (fe) water quality.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. A carbon farming activity shall generate co-benefits for all of the following sustainability objectives: (a) climate change mitigation, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices, as well as maintenance of existing carbon stores and enhancement of carbon sequestration; (b) climate change adaptation, including actions to improve resilience of food production systems and animal and plant diversity; (c) protection or improvement of water quality and reduction of pressure on water resources and protection of water and marine resources; (d) transition to a circular economy, notably the closing of nutrients cycle; (e) prevention of soil degradation, soil restoration, improvement of soil fertility and of nutrient management and soil biota; (f) pollution prevention and control; (g) protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, conservation or restoration of habitats or species, including maintenance and creation of landscape features or non-productive areas; (h) actions for a reduced use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers; (i) social protection, especially concerning the rights of local communities and indigenous people.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Carbon farming activities shall benefit at least one of the actions below: (a) climate change mitigation, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices, as well as maintenance of existing carbon stores and enhancement of carbon sequestration; (b) climate change adaptation, including actions to improve resilience of food production systems and animal and plant diversity for stronger resistance to diseases and climate change; (c) protection or improvement of water quality and reduction of pressure on water resources; (d) prevention of soil degradation, soil restoration, improvement of soil fertility and of nutrient management and soil biota; (e) protection of biodiversity, conservation or restoration of habitats or species, including maintenance and creation of landscape features or non-productive areas; (f) agricultural productivity including security of agricultural production; (g) quality of agricultural produce; (h) farmers income or the economic result of the farm operation.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. A carbon farming activity shall have at least a neutral impact on all the following sustainability objectives and may generate positive co-benefits for one or more of the following sustainability objectives: (a)climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(2); (b)climate change adaptation; (c)sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; (d)transition to a circular economy; (e)pollution prevention and control; (f)protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems; (g) the quality and fertility of soils and the prevention of erosion; (h) the quality of water; (i) food security.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The economic, social and environmental sustainability of carbon removal activities shall be duly taken into account as a condition for certification.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. A carbon removal or carbon farming activity shall not lead to land grabbing and land speculation, and respect the rights of local communities and indigenous people affected by those activities, both within and outside the Union
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 and 2, a carbon removal or carbon farming activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum environmental sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum environment sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 (3) Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, the
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, the
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of co-benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particular for the objective referred to in paragraph 1, point (f) and provide additional reward for such co-benefits.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Certificates shall indicate whether a carbon removal or a carbon farming activity have a neutral impact or generate positive benefits for each of the sustainability objectives.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt, within the period of 6 months after the entry into force of this Regulation, delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I. For carbon farming, the methodologies shall take into account the diversity of the soil, climate and other relevant contexts of the different Member States. Furthermore for carbon farming, any activity that sequesters carbon and achieves biogenic emission reduction on farm level can be certified. When multiple different carbon farming activities take place on farm level, a single farm certification may be done. In the delegated act, the Commission shall present carbon farming certification methodologies for at least the activities listed in Annex III. This Annex and delegated act shall be reviewed periodically to include new or innovative carbon farming activities.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Certification schemes may develop new methodologies or adjust their existing methodologies in line with the criteria in Articles 4-7 if they want to be recognised under the EU certification framework. The certification schemes are free to submit their methodologies at any time to the responsible public authority for recognition. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 (2) The
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point i (new) (i) The Commission should regularly put out a call for proposals of new technologies and regularly review the list of approved technologies to ensure BATS are deployed at all times.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Commission will follow the ordinary legislative procedure to establish carbon farming standards in a supporting act regarding Articles 4 to 7 which will serve as a basis for establishing the certification methodologies in paragraph 1.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall follow the ordinary legislative procedure to lay down the carbon farming standards set out in Articles 4 to 7; that act shall serve as the basis for establishing the certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The methods employed in carbon farming shall take account of differences in soil, climate and other relevant conditions in the different Member States.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. For carbon farming, the methodology shall take in to account the different site-specific characteristics, in particular related to soil diversity and temperature.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. When preparing
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. When preparing those
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part (3) When
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the objectives of ensuring the robustness of carbon removals and GHG reductions and recognising the protection and restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators; In developing a carbon certification scheme, operators should ensure that the administrative burden on land managers is minimal, to enable greater uptake.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative and financial burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators;
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (d a) the Commission shall provide a framework for other international certification schemes to achieve equivalence that enables them to align with EU certification standards.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Prior to adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission shall consult the Platform referred to in Article 14a regarding the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The economic situation, the evolution of the agricultural market, food security, ensuring the functioning of agri- food chains at local and regional level, and the degree of accessibility and availability of food in the EU.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. When the Commission does not follow the advice of the Platform when adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall include a detailed justification of its choice in an Annex to the relevant delegated act.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – title Certification of compliance and re- certification audits
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators. For operators or groups of operators involved in cross- border and/or multi-country carbon farming projects, allowing the certification scheme to appoint a single certification body for all cross-border and multi-country carbon farming projects.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators. For carbon farming activities, Member States may provide advice to farmers in the framework of the advisory services referred to in Article 15 or Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9.º – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall have a group manager responsible for certification. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The certification
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The same certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 (3) The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify the generated carbon benefit. As a result of that re-certification audit, the certification body shall issue a re- certification audit report, that includes a summary, and an updated certificate. The certification scheme shall control the re- certification audit report and the updated certificate, and
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. The operator or a group of operators shall support the certification body during certification and re- certification audits, notably by giving access to the activity premises and providing relevant data and documentation, while ensuring respect for national and European rules on the protection of personal data, know-how and trade secrets.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Certification bodies shall be remunerated by the certification scheme. Certification schemes may require a fee to be paid by the operator or group of operators to cover the remuneration of certification bodies.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission may adopt
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) legally and financially independent from the operators or from a group of operators, and carry out the activities required under this Regulation in the public interest.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the concerned certification body and the relevant certification scheme thereof without delay, and the corresponding information shall be made publicly available through the Union registry referred to in Article 12 without delay.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, addressing non- conformity issues, development and management of registries. Certificate schemes shall put in place easily accessible and free-of-charge complaint and appeal procedures, including allowing the possibility for third parties and civil society organisations to submit cases of suspicion of fraud or independent assessment of the rules and procedures of the certification schemes. Certification schemes shall provide the information on those rules and procedures to the Commission to be made publicly available in the Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 (2) Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, and addressing non- conformity issues
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. A framework will be developed ensuring consistency across Member States to enable the operation of a common certification scheme across the Union.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. The carbon farming model should work to establish a compatible system in countries that are willing to align with EU standards, such as Norway and Northern Ireland.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall verify if the information and data submitted by the operator or a group of operators for the certification of compliance pursuant to Article 9 were subject to independent auditing and if the certification of compliance
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish in the Union registry referred to in Article 12, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. By [OP please insert the date = 3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the European Commission shall publish guidelines for national authorities to conduct information and training campaigns to ensure that operators, in particular farmers, have access to knowledge about certification schemes.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Based on these guidelines and taking into account their own socio- economic conditions, Member States shall ensure the presence of advisory services and the exchange of knowledge in the form of training courses and workshops aimed at farmers and foresters, in order to promote the use of the certification schemes established by this Regulation.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 (1)
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 (2) The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Only a certification scheme recognised by the Commission by means of a decision may be used by operators or group of operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such decision shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years. Such decision shall be made public in the central Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may repeal a decision recognising a certification scheme pursuant to paragraph 1 where the certification scheme fails to implement the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5). Where a Member State a third party, including civil society organisations, raises concerns that a certification scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5) that constitute the basis for decisions under paragraph 1, the Commission shall immediately investigate the matter and take appropriate action, including repealing the relevant decision.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Requirements for the notification and recognition processes shall ensure accessibility for smaller certification schemes.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall make those reports publicly available in the Union registry referred to in Article 12 , in full or, only where absolutely necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information,
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 (2) The Commission shall make those reports
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14 a When preparing the implementing acts referred to in article 9 and articles 11 to 14 the Commission shall take into account the following elements: (a) relevant Union and international certification systems of governance; (b) the outcomes of the deliberations of the expert group referred to in Article 8; (c) the outcomes of a public consultation as laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making; (d) the outcomes of a call for evidence specific to the respective acts; (e) the outcome of a call for feedback on a draft of the respective acts.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14a 14a. When drawing up the implementing acts referred to in Article 9 and Articles 11 to 14, the Commission shall take into account the following: (a) existing relevant certification governance systems at Union or international level; (b) the results of the deliberations by the expert group referred to in Article 8; (c) the results of a public consultation in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making; (d) the results of an impact assessment.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -15 (new) Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to amend Annex II in order to adapt the list of minimum information included in the certificates referred to in Article 9. Prior to adopting the delegated acts referred to in the first sub-paragraph, the Commission shall consult the Platform referred to in Article 14a. When the Commission does not follow the advice of the Platform when adopting the delegated acts referred to in the first sub-paragraph, it shall include a detailed justification of its choice in an Annex to the relevant delegated act.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 The Commission is empowered to adopt
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 (2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 (3) The delegation of power referred to
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 5 Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. By 31 July 2026, the Commission should assess how biogenic emissions reduction resulting from carbon farming activity may be accounted towards the Union 2040 climate target and, if appropriate, present a legislative proposal to amend Article 1a paragraph 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part When adopting
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the location of the carbon removal activity
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation – The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose the rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i (i) net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or 4(2);
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j (j) carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a) or Article 4(2), point (a);
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k (k) total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b) or in Article 4(2), point (b);
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l (l) increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c) or in Article 4(2), point (c);
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o (o)
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming certification
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon cre
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital -1 (new) (-1) The Union voluntary certification framework builds on and contributes to the ongoing public and private work on certification of carbon removals. This concerns the work on private standards such as Gold Standard and VERRA, initiatives such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and also on standards and work done by public actors such as the French Label Bas Carbone and the Australian Emission Reduction Fund (ERF).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 ('the Paris Agreement'), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. That commitment has been reinforced with the adoption under the UNFCCC of the Glasgow Climate Pact on 13 November 2021, in which the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, recognises that the impacts of climate change will be much lower at a temperature increase of 1,5 ºC, compared with 2 ºC, and resolves to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 ºC. The Union and its Member States are Parties to the Paris Agreement and are strongly committed to its implementation by reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increase in carbon removals.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless rapid and deep cuts in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur throughout the forthcoming decades. The IPCC report also clearly states that ‘the deployment of carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or GHG emissions are to be achieved’. This will require the large-scale deployment of sustainable activities for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storing it in geological reservoirs, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, or products.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) However, strengthening the role of the land sector, including agricultural land, in meeting climate policy objectives must not impede the primary task of the agricultural sector, which is to ensure food security. The promotion of climate protection objectives should not lead to a reduction in food production and availability.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, including with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and a voluntary EU certification framework for carbon farming practices, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) "The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with notably the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) A separate voluntary certification scheme should apply to carbon farming practices. This is due to the specific nature of the sector, its carbon sequestration capacity, the permanence of sequestration and the link to the forestry sector. It is also necessary to clearly define additionality criteria for carbon sequestration activities in the agricultural sector and to establish reference levels which take into account the specific characteristics of the sectors on the one hand, and the generally applicable rules on the other.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The Union voluntary certification framework builds on and contributes to ongoing public and private work on the certification of carbon removals. This concerns the work of international private standards as well as the standards and work of public actors such as the French Label Bas Carbone.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new) (3b) Due to their specific characteristics and, inter alia, their carbon sequestration potential, agriculture and forestry will not be included in the ETS. This also applies to the voluntary certification scheme established by this Regulation.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal and carbon farming activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also en
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities, or of those activities which preserve existing carbon stores, that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The voluntary Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such voluntary certification framework should also encourage and support the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. The voluntary Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) The Union voluntary certification framework builds on and contributes to the ongoing public and private work regarding the certification of carbon removals.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way and operators applying carbon farming practices, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal and sequestration activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework. In the area of carbon farming, definitions of carbon dioxide removal activities, the methodology for calculating the amount of carbon dioxide removed and the principles of the liability mechanism should be provided.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal and carbon farming activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals and carbon farming in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts, including impacts in third countries caused by importing biomass or indirect land-use changes. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal and carbon farming activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the voluntary Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, carbon dioxide storage activities and other elements of the voluntary Union certification framework.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The different types of carbon removal vary in terms of the removal activity, the storage medium and the storage timescales, which can vary from decades for carbon farming or storage in certain products to permanent storage in geological formations, where the carbon may be permanently isolated from the atmosphere if the geological storage site is appropriately selected and managed. Both permanent and temporary carbon removals can contribute to meeting climate goals, but under different conditions.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) With specific regard to carbon farming activities, the regulation should value the carbon removals and greenhouse gas emission reductions generated by mitigation projects, as long as the latter are not subject to the application of a binding polluter-pays principle at the European level. The aim is to ensure broad support for the certification framework among land managers, while seeking to meet the ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030, which remain a priority.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) The different types of carbon removal activities vary in terms of the removal process, the storage medium and the timescales of the storage, which can vary from decades to centuries for carbon farming or storage in certain products, to permanent storage in geological formations. For this reason, different rules should be set out for these kind of activities.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) This certification framework should allow operators to adopt practices to generate additional revenues on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5 b) The scope of carbon farming covered under the Union carbon removal certification framework should be consistent with the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839, and of the reporting under that Regulation in the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and biogenic emission reduction should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. For the carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions achieved through carbon farming, these should also be quantified in an accurate and robust way, with information provided through the LPIS database; they should also be additional and create co-benefits. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way taking into account their level of uncertainty in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of CO2 removed from the atmosphere; and they
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming practices should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term and temporary storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co- benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the voluntary Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co- benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The implementation of this Regulation must take into account the need to maintain the Union’s food security, without endangering the productive capacity of agricultural and forestry holdings and at the same time providing new economic opportunities for farmers. The method of calculating carbon removals and the conditions for certification should be such as to encourage as many as possible to implement carbon storage activities.
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Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool or the reduction of GHG emissions from a biogenic source to the atmosphere;
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) ‘reduction of greenhouse gas release’ means the reduction of greenhouse gas emission released from a biogenic carbon pool or other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere through a carbon farming activity, such as feed changes or fertiliser reductions;
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage,
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in the following carbon removal benefits: – permanent carbon storage, – enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, – reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by a
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage,
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool,
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool,
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage,
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘biogenic carbon pool’ means above-ground biomass, below-ground biomass, coastal and marine ecosystems, such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses (blue carbon), litter, dead wood and soil organic carbon as set out in points (a) to (e) of Part B of Annex I to Regulation 2018/841;
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘biogenic carbon pool’ means
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) ‘biogenic carbon pool’ means
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) ‘geological formation’ means as defined under Directive 2009/31/EC;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated; In order to receive a carbon farming payment an operator is a farmer as defined under Article 3(1) of Reg 22215/2021 or a forest owner or manager as defined by national legislation, who can demonstrate a long term control of the land for the duration of the scheme and is located in proximity to the land to enable appropriate management.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated; for the purposes of carbon farming activities, an operator is a farmer as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation 22215/2021 or a forest owner or manager as defined by national legislation;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person or entity without legal personality who operates
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means lan
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal or carbon farming activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated;
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal activity on land or marine, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated;
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation. For carbon farming, operators means a legal entity that represents more than one operators, the latter being landlords and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period,
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in the applicable certification methodology in accordance
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance to the type of carbon removal activity, over which the storage of carbon
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance to the type of carbon removal or carbon farming activity, over which the storage of carbon is monitored by the operator;
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance to the type of carbon removal or carbon farming activity, over which the storage of carbon is monitored by the operator;
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) ‘activity period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in the applicable certification methodology in accordance with the type of carbon removal activity, over which the carbon removal activity generates certified net carbon removal benefit;
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, injects and stores atmospheric
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar carbon removal and direct air carbon capture and storage;
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) ‘permanent carbon storage’ means a carbon removal activity that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) ‘leakage’ means any release of CO2 from the storage complex, as defined under Directive 2009/31/EC, and any release during the transportation of CO2;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal and/or mitigation activity related to land management or farm practices and/or livestock rearing that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management of farm practices, bio-energy or biochar production at farm-level, and/or livestock rearing that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to coastal or land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal a
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or that can reduc
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land or costal management, agriculture or forestry that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils matter by enhancing carbon capture
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) ‘carbon farming in LULUCF’ means carbon removal activity related to land management in the subcategories of the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector covered by Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839, which results in increased carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soil organic matter by increasing carbon capture from the atmosphere or reducing the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere;
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) ‘carbon farming storage’ means a carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic, bioproduct and biofertilizer as biochar or digestate, matter as defined per carbon farming activity in the certification methodology;
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) ‘carbon farming activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in carbon storage or emission reductions from carbon farming;
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) ‘carbon farming storage’ means storages of atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic matter;
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (ha) ‘reversal’ means the voluntary or involuntary release of CO2 back into the atmosphere from biogenic carbon pools;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new) (hb) ‘carbon farming storage’ means a carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic matter as defined per carbon farming activity in the certification methodology;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) ‘carbon storage in products’ means a carbon removal activity that
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) ‘carbon storage in products’ means
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) ‘carbon storage in products’ means a carbon removal or carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in long-
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) ‘best-in-class comparable activity’ means the 5% best performing activity among a range of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations, irrespective of their management practices;
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (ia) 'carbon storage in marine and coastal ecosystems' means a carbon removal activity related to coastal and marine ecosystems management, that increases carbon storage in living biomass.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k (k) ‘certification scheme’ means a
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k (k) ‘certification scheme’ means a scheme managed by a private or public organisation that oversees the certification of compliance of operators or group of operators with this Regulation at national or European level;
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n (n) ‘carbon removal certificate’ means a conformity statement issued by the certification body certifying that the carbon removal activity complies with this Regulation;
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) ‘carbon farming certificate’ means a conformity statement issued by the certification body certifying that the carbon farming activity complies with this Regulation;
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit, or net greenhouse gas benefit, generated by a carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme, which can be recognised by the acronym ‘CRU’.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of permanently stored certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of permanently stored certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal or carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) “biogenic emission reduction unit” means one tonne of CO2 or CO2 equivalent certified GHG emission reduction generated by carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘carbon farming storage unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon farming storage benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘carbon farming removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon farming removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘long-lasting products and materials’ means industrially produced products and materials for which CO₂ is not intended to be released when used.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) ‘biochar carbon removal’ means a process, where rather labile organic molecules are thermo-chemically transformed into an inert form, collectively called biochar, and safely stored in a permanent manner.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) ‘carbon farming greenhouse gas reduction unit’ means one tonne of certified net greenhouse gas reduction benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme;
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o c (new) (oc) ‘greenhouse gas reduction unit’ means one tonne of certified net greenhouse gas reduction benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme;
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o c (new) (oc) ‘biochar’ means a stable, porous, carbonaceous material produced through the pyrolytic treatment of organic feedstocks;
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o c (new) (oc) ‘durability’ is the time in years in which carbon is stored.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o d (new) (od) ‘long term’ means that carbon is stored for at least 100 years.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Each carbon farming scheme should be linked to the specific parcels of land benefitting from the scheme on the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) ‘Reversal’ means any release of removed, stored and certified carbon that occurs during the monitoring period.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals activities shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Carbon removals shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new) (-a) they are not used for or claim to offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks;
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they are generated from a carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 4 to 7;
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they are generated from a carbon removal or carbon farming activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 4 to 7;
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) they are generated from the activity that has not led to decrease in the pools of carbon in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/841;
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new) (ab) they are not generated from the conversion of old-growth or primary forests or from an activity which led to a land use change of highly biodiverse ecosystem;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) they are independently verified with a view to certification, in accordance with Article 9.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Carbon farming activities shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation when they meet all of the following conditions: (a) they are not used for or claim to offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks; (b) they comply with the quality criteria set out in Articles 8a to 8e; (c) they are independently verified in accordance with Article 9.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) For carbon farming, Annex III provides a non-exhaustive list of examples of measures that might be eligible for certification, if managed correctly. The Commission shall review the list periodically and is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to include further examples to the list in order to ensure that new and innovative practices are promoted.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 a (new) Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 b (new) Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 c (new) Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 d (new) Article 3d Global mapping of carbon dioxide removal and international cooperation 1. The Commission, the EEA and the Member States shall jointly establish a global mapping tool for all potential sources of carbon dioxide removal activities and geological storage deposits for mineralised carbon, in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC. 2. The global mapping tool is intended to be user-friendly and publicly accessible on the EEA website, which provides transparency, a clear overview of the situation and balanced capabilities. 3. The Commission, the EEA and the Member States shall work together to make the global carbon removal and storage potential mapping tool operational by a date agreed jointly by the Member States, with a view to using it at the next UNFCCC COP after its inauguration. 4. No later than [12 months] after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission and the Member States shall establish a forum/platform for the exchange of best practices, know-how and technical expertise between Member States and international partners, with the participation of a Commission expert group.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 e (new) Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter 2 – title Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall provide a net carbon removal benefit, which shall be quantified using the fo
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHG
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHG
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Net carbon removal benefit = CR
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) CRbaseline is the
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) CRtotal is the total
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHG
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHG
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHG
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHGincrease is the
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming that are already covered with the combined provisions in paragraphs 1a, 1b and 2, which are due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, the net carbon removal benefit shall be quantified by the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction - GHGincrease > 0 where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity. (d) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity. In this case, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, the net carbon removal benefit shall be quantified by the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGreduction - GHGincrease > 0, where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity, (d) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 or CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity. In this case, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, and GHG emissions from livestock rearing activities.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In the case of carbon farming, the formula shall be: Net carbon farming benefit = (RCbaseline – RCactivity) + (CRbaseline – CRtotal) – GHGincrease > 0 where: (a) RCbaseline is the release of greenhouse gases under the baseline; (b) RCtotal is the total reduction of the release of greenhouse gases as a result of the carbon farming activity; Where the activity only reduces greenhouse gas release, then (CRbaseline – CRtotal) is equal to zero. Where the activity only removes carbon, then (RCbaseline – RCactivity) is equal to zero. The units in the registry shall be qualified in a way that conveys information on whether they correspond to carbon removals or to greenhouse gas release reductions.
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In the case of carbon farming, an operator or a group of operators may submit as part of their application an alternative formula for quantifying the net carbon farming benefit based on collected data on nutrient cycles at farm level.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. A specific quantification must be established for carbon removal activities resulting from blue carbon ecosystems.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Quantities referred to in paragraph 1
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Quantities referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), shall be designated with a
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removal
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a relevant,
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent manner
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. All verified carbon farming certification schemes should be progressed in a timely manner, with no priority given to any particular methodology or sector.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. for carbon farming on arable mineral soils the standardised baseline is flat, equalling zero removals.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. As a part of the approval of a carbon farming certification scheme, the actor should demonstrate that they have minimised the bureaucratic burden for land managers.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal performance of common current practices of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context. The respective methodologies shall differentiate between static or dynamic baselines where necessary. In areas of land use, farm- specific baselines can be used additionally to general baselines.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The standardised baseline shall
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context. The baseline shall be determined by the Member States.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The baseline shall correspond to the standard carbon removal performance of comparable activities in similar
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The baseline can also be established at the individual operator level.
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified in the applicable certification methodology by the absence of enough comparable activities to be able to set a representative baseline, the baseline may be based on the individual
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified, the baseline may be based on the individual carbon removal performance of that activity on the starting date of the carbon farming activity, which shall be the day that establishes the “state of art”.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified, the baseline may be based on the individual carbon removal or carbon farming performance of that activity.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified, the baseline may be based on the individual carbon removal performance of that activity on the starting date of the carbon farming activity, which shall be the day that establishes the "state of the art".
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Enhanced carbon farming premium can be achieved by further actions that show improvements in other environmental indicators, such as improved biodiversity or measures that reduce the use of fossil fuels such as the installation of solar panels.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Carbon farming certification schemes should also reward farmers for actions reducing their carbon footprint in other emission target categories such as LULUCF, energy and waste.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. More than one carbon farming scheme can be operated on a single land parcel as long as both schemes are independently verified and avoid double counting.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Where a farmer or land manager works in conjunction with a downstream food processor to offset that food processor’s scope 3 emissions, they can be rewarded for this through a carbon farming certification scheme.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Early movers should not be disadvantaged if they can adequately demonstrate the MRV of the carbon farming activity.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated, at least every five years, in line with best available science, technologies and practices. Possible perverse incentives for baseline inflation shall be considered and addressed.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated, but for legal clarity stay constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity has started.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated but should stay constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity has started.
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 7 7. The baseline shall be periodically updated, at minimum every 5 years, in line with the best available science, technologies and practices .
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 8 8. The quantification of
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n (n) ‘Certificate’ or ‘carbon removal certificate’ means a conformity statement issued by the certification body certifying that the carbon removal activity complies with this Regulation, which may be used in the context of Article 1(cc) and Article 14(a), 14(b) and 14(c) of this Regulation;
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 9. To support the quantification of carbon
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 9. To support the quantification of carbon removals and mitigation generated by carbon farming, the operator or group of operators shall gather data on carbon removals and
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 9 9. To support the quantification of carbon removals generated by carbon farming, the operator or group of operators shall gather data on carbon removals and greenhouse gas emissions in a manner compatible with national greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and Part 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 with simplified methods for small scale operators, as provided for in Article 8.3.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity and the carbon farming activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) A carbon removal activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall meet
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall meet
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond any binding removals target set out at Union
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements and good agricultural and environmental conditions pursuant the Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements placed on the operator;
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it takes place due to the
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it takes place due to the incentive effect of the certification and creation of carbon removal units.
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it takes place at least partly due to the incentive effect of the certification.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) it
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b (
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) it is not generated as a result of Union or national public funding.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon farming activity shall meet both of the following criteria : (a) go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and GAEC standards established under Chapter I, Section 2 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115; (b) go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If a carbon removal activity uses biogenic carbon in any way, the storage of that biogenic carbon shall not be considered additional, and therefore the carbon removal activity shall not be eligible for certification until the regrowth or full recovery of the related biomass is completed.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Storage of carbon in wood products is not considered additional for the purpose of this Regulation as harvested wood products are products for which a well-functioning market has existed for centuries for an entirely different purpose.
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. If the carbon stored in carbon removal activity originates in a biogenic medium such as biomass, the storage of that biogenic carbon shall not be deemed additional until the point that a corresponding recovery of biomass has taken place.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Due to the pressure posed on old- growth and primary forests by logging and conversion of theirs, the strict protection of these forests is considered additional for the purpose of this Regulation.
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. Where the baseline is established pursuant to Article 4(5), additionality as referred to in paragraph 1 and 1(a) is considered to be complied with. Where the baseline is established pursuant to Article 4(6), additionality as referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), shall be demonstrated through specific tests.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. Where the baseline is established pursuant to Article 4(
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 (2) Where the baseline is established pursuant to Article 4(5), additionality as referred to in paragraph 1 is considered to be complied with. Where the baseline is established pursuant to Article 4(6), additionality as referred to in paragraph 1
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For Carbon Farming activities, it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements, allowing for stacking of public and private incentives for practice change so long as resulting environmental benefits are uniquely claimed
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall provide funding for the establishment of carbon baselines and MRV as a public service, in recognition of the public good that is achieved through the locking of carbon in soils.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators of carbon removal activities shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon farming activity aims at ensuring the long-term storage and/or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 and 1a, an operator or group of operators shall comply with both of the following criteria:
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period. For biochar carbon removal, they shall provide sound scientific evidence, that a reversal of a solid form (e.g. carbonates or biochar) of carbon to CO2 is prevented;
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period; or provide sound scientific evidence, that a reversal of a solid form (e.g. carbonates or biochar) of carbon to CO2 is prevented.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period; or provide sound scientific evidence, that a reversal of a solid form (e.g. carbonates or biochar) of carbon to CO2 is prevented.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period, which shall last at least 50 years, and for geological storage shall be governed by Articles 13, 17 and 18 of Directive 2009/31/EC ;
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor, over the course of a pre-established period, and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) they shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period which shall last at least 50 years;
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) they shall provide an initial assessment of the risk of reversal of the carbon removals to the certification body;
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period. An appropriate liability mechanism shall be at least as stringent as the relevant mechanisms in Directive 2009/31/EC. This would make operators liable to compensate for any re-emission through the surrender of EU ETS emissions allowances. Another alternative is to centre liability around the mandated creation of new and additional removals to compensate for reversals. An appropriate liability mechanism does not automatically lever liability to wider society, especially if operators, intermediaries or purchasers of units benefited financially from the removal activity.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period. Under that liability, in the case of a reversal during the monitoring period, operators or groups of operators, shall be obliged to repay any funding received for their certificates from public or private sources, as well as pay to the Union budget a fine equivalent to the average annual price for allowances under Directive 2003/87/EC in the year of the release, multiplied by the number of tons of carbon that have been released.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period with the exception of where force majeure applies. Such circumstances may be protected through a mutual fund or insurance mechanism.
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) they shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms in order to address any release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period with the purpose of preventing increased emissions.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Where public policy, in the public interest, mandates farmers to conduct an activity that reduces their carbon stocks, the farmer will not be held liable for the impact on carbon stocks of such required activities.
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 (3)
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. For carbon farming, the activity does not cease to take place if the operator or the group of operators renew the monitoring period while proving he maintenance of the carbon storage activity through uninterrupted monitoring activities.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. This does not apply if the carbon is bound permanently in a mineral matrix (concrete) or in soil from which it cannot be separated or released.
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. This does not apply if the carbon is bound permanently in a mineral matrix (concrete) or in soil from which it cannot be separated or released.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period, unless the relevant operator demonstrates the continuation of the activities.
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. For carbon farming, the carbon stored shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the permanence assessment period included in the certification methodology, provided the minimum monitoring period is respected, unless the operator or the group of operators renew the period by proving the continued and uninterrupted maintenance of carbon farming activity and monitoring or a carbon removal portfolio manager takes over liability and ensures, as part of portfolio-wide monitoring, uninterrupted continuation of the monitoring after the end of the monitoring period.
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. For carbon farming, the carbon stored shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the permanence assessment period included in the certification methodology, provided the minimum monitoring period is respected, unless the operator or the group of operators renew the period by proving the continued and uninterrupted maintenance of carbon farming activity and monitoring.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) A carbon removal activity shall have a neutral impact on
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A carbon removal activity shall have a neutral impact on or generate
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or the net carbon farming benefit referred to in 4(2), (b) other carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities, in particular permanent removals, (c) the avoidance of the risk for carbon leakage or land use changes in third countries;
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) for industrial carbon storage and carbon storage in products only, climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1);
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1), including substitution of fossil-based with biobased materials;
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) replacement of fossil-based products with bio-based products;
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) transition to a circular
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) access to renewable raw material;
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f (f)
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) protection and restoration of biodiversity and land-based, marine and coastal ecosystems.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) social protections, especially concerning the rights of local communities and small-scale land managers.
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) social protection, especially concerning the rights of local communities and indigenous people.
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) balance between the environment, economic impact and the social context of local communities.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph – point f a (new) (fa) food security.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) agricultural productivity, including security of agricultural production.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) availability and quality of food production.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (fb) quality of agricultural produce.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f c (new) (fc) farmers income or the economic result of the farm operation.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Carbon farming activities shall benefit at least one of the actions below: (a) climate change mitigation, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices, as well as maintenance of existing carbon stores and enhancement of carbon sequestration; (b) climate change adaptation, including actions to improve resilience of food production systems and animal and plant diversity for stronger resistance to diseases and climate change; (c) protection or improvement of water quality and reduction of pressure on water resources; (d) prevention of soil degradation, soil restoration, improvement of soil fertility and of nutrient management and soil biota; (e) protection of biodiversity, conservation or restoration of habitats or species, including maintenance and creation of landscape features or non-productive areas; (f) actions for a sustainable and reduced use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, in particular those that present a risk for human health or environment; Carbon farming activity shall also have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits in terms of social and economic sustainability and food security.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Carbon removal activities that are extensively relying on land use should demonstrate positive impacts on the sustainability objectives referred to in points (a) to (f) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. A carbon removal activity shall not lead to land grabbing and land speculation, and respect the rights of local communities and indigenous people affected by those activities, both within and outside the Union.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, 1a
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. Those minimum sustainability requirements shall, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, consistent with the technical screening criteria for the ‘do no significant harm’ principle concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139, and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. Carbon removal activities that imply land use changes shall have positive impacts on the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 a)-g).Carbon removal activities shall respect the principle of “Do No Significant Harm” under Regulation (EU) 2020/852 as well as the Technical Screening Criteria adopted therein.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. These requirements shall, as appropriate and while respecting local conditions, build on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw materials as laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. Activities that are based on land use or biomass shall have a positive impact on the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including, where relevant, in third countries.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal and carbon farming activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. For forest and agriculture biomass, these criteria shall be those laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum environmental sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2 shall take into account the impacts in third countries, in particular those caused by direct and indirect land use changes.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. With regard to the minimum sustainability requirements in paragraph 2, impacts both within and outside the Union shall be considered.
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 (3) Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, the
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of co-benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particular for the objective referred to in
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. A carbon removal activity shall not have negative social impacts, especially with regards to land grabbing or land speculation, nor on Union or international food prices due to significant direct or indirect land use changes.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Certificates shall indicate whether a carbon removal or a carbon farming activity have a neutral impact or generate positive benefits for each of the sustainability objectives.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 a (new) CHAPTER 2 a (new) SUSTAINABLE LAND USE ACTIVITIES Article 7a (new) Purpose and use of certified sustainable land use activities 1. The purpose of this Regulation concerning land use activities is to develop methodologies for certification of sustainable land use activities to facilitate the deployment of activities that equally support biodiversity, resilience and carbon sequestration in ecosystems. 2. Sustainable land use activities and related certificates shall be supported through activity-based finance mechanisms. 3. Sustainable land use activities and sequestration of carbon certified under this framework cannot be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions through compliance or voluntary mechanisms,
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 b (new) Article 7b (new) Definitions 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following additional definitions apply: (a) ‘sustainable land use activity’ means an activity related to land management that results in the increase of long-term carbon storage in biomass and peatland, as well as nature restoration and biodiversity benefits. (b) ‘activity period’ is the period during which a land use activity is implemented by the land manager.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 c (new) Article 7c (new) Eligibility for certification 1. Sustainable land use activities shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation when they meet both of the following conditions: (a) they are generated from a land use activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 7c to 7d; (b) they are independently verified in accordance with Article 9.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 d (new) Article 7d (new) Monitoring 1. In the case of sustainable land use activities involving carbon sequestration, the carbon removal benefit achieved through a certified land use activity shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emission reductions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841. Land- based activities shall contribute to the sustainability and biodiversity criteria, as laid out in Article 7d. There shall be no carbon removal units or credits issued for sustainable land use activities.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 e (new) Article 7 e (new) Sustainability 1. A land use activity shall generate benefits the following sustainability objectives: (a) climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit; (b) climate change adaptation; (c) sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; (d) transition to a circular economy; (e) pollution prevention and control; (f) protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems; (g) social protection, especially concerning the rights of local communities and indigenous people. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall set out in the relevant certification methodology minimum sustainability requirements for each type of land use activity in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8 the requirement should also cover impacts both within the Union and in third countries. 3. Where an operator or group of operators report benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particular for the objective referred to in paragraph 1, point (f). 4. A sustainable land use activity shall aim to mitigate negative social impacts. The majority of proceeds from the activity should reach small-scale land managers.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. An operator or a group of operators shall apply the relevant certification methodologies to comply with the criteria laid down in Articles 4 to 7 for carbon removals, and 7a to 7d for sustainable land use activities .
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The certification methodologies shall: (a) establish the baseline corresponding to the net greenhouse gas removals of the 5% best performing activities, in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances; (b) specify the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in Article 7(2), and the rules for accounting additional co-benefits as referred to in Article 7(3); (c) be based on conclusive scientific evidence and the precautionary principle enshrined in Article 191 TFEU; (d) be easy to use and be set in a manner that facilitates the verification of their compliance.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall, in close consultation with Member States and the Expert Group on Carbon Removals, make a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure no later than [six months] after the entry into force of this Regulation to establish a technical certification methodology for: (a) carbon removal activities, (b) permanent carbon storage, (c) carbon farming in LULUCF, (d) carbon storage in products. Where appropriate, a legislative proposal may be subject to an accelerated procedure.
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. Following the conclusion of the expert group, The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 (2) The
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Prior to the adoption and during the development of delegated acts, the Commission shall gather all necessary scientific expertise. For each draft delegated act, the Commission shall carry out a thorough impact assessment, and its final results shall be made public at the time of adoption of the related draft delegated act. The Commission shall ensure that stakeholders are able to provide feedback on each draft delegated act through a public consultation lasting at least four weeks.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission will follow the ordinary legislative procedure to establish carbon farming standards in a supporting act regarding Articles 4 to 7 which will serve as a basis for establishing the certification methodologies in paragraph 1.
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission should regularly put out a call for proposals of new technologies and regularly review the list of approved technologies to ensure BATS are deployed at all times.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For carbon farming, the methodology shall take in to account the different site-specific characteristics, in particular related to soil diversity and temperature.
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The technical certification methodologies shall ensure that the administrative burden on land managers is minimal.
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission will provide technical certification methodologies for the different types of activities.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. The Commission shall start by establishing certification methodologies for those activities which are the most mature, have the largest potential for generating net carbon removal benefits and that have the largest potential to provide co-benefits. The list of such activities is established under Annex IIb. Annex IIb shall be reviewed as part of the reviews referred to in Article 18(2).
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. When preparing th
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part (3) When
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the objectives of ensuring the robustness of carbon removals and
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the objectives of ensuring the robustness of carbon removals and reductions and recognising the protection and restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (aa) For carbon farming: (i) the diversity of the soil, climate and other relevant contexts of the different Member States; (ii) the option of farm-level certification, where multiple different carbon farming activities are carried out;
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators; In developing a carbon certification scheme, operators should ensure that the administrative burden on land managers is minimal, to enable greater uptake.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden and keeping the certification procedure as simple as possible for operators, particularly for small-scale
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators, particularly with regard to Article 4(9);
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators, forest owners and SMEs;
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) the objective of minimising administrative burden for operators, particularly for small-scale
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) the objective of sustained food production in the Union;
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c (c)
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) relevant Union and national binding law;
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d (d) relevant national, Union and international certification methodologies and standards.
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) the special nature of land-based activities in particular with regard to the indicators listed in Art. 7d, in addition to the potential for carbon sequestration.
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) existing standards and best practices in the certification methodologies.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new) (db) the outcomes of the deliberations of an expert group consisting of experts of member states and other experts, the outcomes of a public consultation as laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, the outcomes of a call for evidence specific to the respective acts, the outcome of a call for feedback on a draft of the respective acts;
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Prior to adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission shall consult the Platform referred to in Article 14a regarding the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Prior to adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission shall consult the Platform referred to in Article 14a regarding the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. For carbon farming, when preparing those delegated acts the Commission shall also consult experts involved in the carbon farming projects currently in place and farmers representatives.
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. When the Commission does not follow the advice of the Platform in adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall include a detailed justification of its choice in an Annex to the relevant delegated act.
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. When the Commission does not follow the advice of the Platform when adopting the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall include a detailed justification of its choice in an Annex to the relevant delegated act.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Consistency with other legislation The rules and criteria on the use of carbon removal units for corporate climate-related and other environmental claims, including claims about offsets, climate neutrality or similar, shall be regulated in Directive ... [Green Claims], including when traded through voluntary carbon markets. The rules and criteria on the use of carbon removal units for the compilation of corporate greenhouse gas inventories are regulated in the [Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive]. The possible future use of carbon removal units towards the compliance with Union and national greenhouse gas targets shall be assessed in the context of the relevant review clauses included in Art. 17(3) of the LULUCF Regulation, Art.30(4a)(a) ETS Directive, and in the Union-wide post- 2030 intermediate climate targets to be set in accordance with the European Climate Law.
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 b (new) Article 8 b Additionality 1. The net carbon removal benefit generated by an activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall meet all of the following criteria: (a) it goes beyond any binding removals target set out at Union or national levels, or statutory requirements set out at the level of the operator or group of operators; (b) the activity becomes financially attractive due to the monetisation of the certificate; (c) it is not generated as a result of Union or national public funding. 2. Additionality as referred to in paragraph 1, points (a),(b) and (c), shall be demonstrated through specific tests set out as part of the certification methodologies.
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 c (new) Article 8c Sustainability 1. A carbon farming activity shall generate co-benefits for all of the following sustainability objectives: (a) climate change mitigation; (b) climate change adaptation; (c) sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; (d) transition to a circular economy, notably the closing of nutrients cycle; (e) prevention of soil degradation, soil restoration, improvement of soil fertility and of nutrient management and soil biota; (f) pollution prevention and control; (g) protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, conservation or restoration of habitats or species, including maintenance and creation of landscape features or non-productive areas. A carbon farming activity shall not significantly harm any of the sustainability objectives referred to in points (a) to (g) 2. A carbon removal activity shall not lead to land grabbing and land speculation, and respect the rights of local communities and indigenous people affected by those activities, both within and outside the Union. 3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, a carbon farming activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8e. 4. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8e. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of co-benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particular for the objective referred to in paragraph 1, point (g).
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 d (new) Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 e (new) Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Article -9 (new) Article -9 Monitoring, validity and expiry, and liability 1. An operator or group of operators shall monitor and mitigate any risk of release of the stored carbon occurring during the monitoring period, which shall be set as follows: (a) for a carbon removal activity, the monitoring period and requirements shall be consistent with the provisions set out in Articles 13, 17 and 18 of Directive 2009/31/EC; (b) for a carbon farming activity, the monitoring period and requirements shall cover at least the entire duration over which the operator or group of operators declare the activity will increase carbon storage in biogenic carbon pools. 2. An operator or group of operators shall be subject to appropriate liability mechanisms, and designate a liable physical or legal person to be responsible for addressing any reversal or leakage at any point in time during the activity. For carbon removal activities, the liability mechanism shall be consistent with the liability mechanism set out in Directive 2009/31/EC. For carbon farming activities, the liable person shall in principle be the operator or the group of operators, except in case of contribution claims where the liable person shall be the personal or legal person making those claims. 3. The validity of a certificate shall expire: (a) for a carbon removal activity, at any point in case of leakage, unless it has been proven that the leakage has stopped due to the impact of the corrective measures referred to in paragraph 3; (b) for a carbon farming activity, at any point in case of reversal. 4. When the validity of a certificate expires, the operator or group of operators shall pay a financial compensation to society equivalent to the total amount of carbon considered released to the atmosphere multiplied by the estimated shadow carbon price of the year at which the leak or reversal takes place. The amounts of the financial compensations to society shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. The Commission shall determine, by means of implementing acts, the means for calculating and collecting the financial compensations to society. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17. When the certificate has been monetised for the purpose of compensation claims, the physical or legal person issuing such claims shall be responsible for paying the financial compensations to society.
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – title Certification of compliance and re- certification audits
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. The decarbonisation certificate shall be appropriately designated under one of the following subcategories in each of the following categories: (a) storage time and associated risk of reversal, in accordance with paragraph 1b of this Article; (b) type of storage, in accordance with paragraph 1d of this Article;
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. -1b (new) The certificate should be appropriately designated under one of the following subcategories according to the category of storage time (and risk of reversal) with a high degree of certainty for the removed carbon: (a) permanent, where storage is certain for at least [1 000] years or longer, in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC; (b) long-term, where storage is certain for [20] years or more, low risk of reversal; (c) medium-term, where storage is certain for at least [5] years, medium risk of reversal; (d) short-term, where storage is certain for [1 year], high risk of reversal. The designation shall also include the grounds for the likelihood of reversal.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. The certificate shall be appropriately designated under one or more of the following subcategories and categories according to the type of removed carbon: (a) carbon farming in LULUCF; (b) technological; (c) marine; (d) other.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph -1 c (new) -1c. The sub-category designations set out in this Article should be included in the information contained in the certificate in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal or carbon farming activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. That application shall be made publicly available for scrutiny, including for local communities, researchers and civil society groups. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. That description shall be made publicly available for scrutiny, including for local communities, researchers and civil society groups. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators. For operators or groups of operators involved in cross- border and/or multi-country carbon farming projects, allowing the certification scheme to appoint a single certification body for all cross-border and multi-country carbon farming projects.
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided and shall specify how they propose to minimise the administrative burden for land managers, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit, and the monitoring period for the carbon storage, where applicable. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. This application shall be made publicly available in the Union registry. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme.
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For carbon farming, agricultural parcels registered in the Identification system for agriculture parcels set out in article 68 of Regulation (EU) 2116/2021 that are already certified in a different carbon removal or carbon farming scheme not compliant with this Regulation shall not be eligible to apply for the certification.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The certification
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The certification body shall conduct a certification audit to verify the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and to confirm compliance of the carbon removal activity or the carbon farming activity with Articles 4 to 7. As a result of that certification audit, the certification body shall issue a certification audit report, that includes a summary, and a certificate containing, as a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. The certification scheme shall control the certification audit report and the certificate, and make the summary of the certification audit report and the certificate publicly available in
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The certification body shall conduct a certification audit to verify the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and to confirm compliance of the carbon removal or sustainable land use activity with Articles 4 to 7d . As a result of that certification audit, the certification body shall issue a certification audit report, that includes a summary, and a certificate containing, as a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. The certification scheme shall control the certification audit report and the certificate, and make the
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2. The certification body shall conduct a certification audit to verify the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and to confirm compliance of the carbon removal activity with Articles 4 to 7. As a result of that certification audit, the certification body shall issue a certification audit report, that includes a summary, and a certificate containing, as a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. The certification scheme shall control the certification audit report and the certificate, and make the
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 (2) The certification body shall conduct a certification audit to verify the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and to confirm compliance of the carbon removal activity with Articles 4 to 7. As a result of that certification audit, the certification body shall issue a certification audit report, that includes a summary, and a certificate containing, as a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. The certification scheme shall control the certification audit report and the certificate, and
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal or sustainable land use activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify either the generated carbon benefit
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The same certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify the generated carbon benefit. Those re-certification audits shall take place as a minimum every five years. As a result of that re-certification audit, the certification body shall issue a re-
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal activity or the carbon farming activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify the generated carbon benefit. As a result of that re-certification audit, the
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 (3) The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify the generated carbon benefit. As a result of that re-certification audit, the certification body shall issue a re- certification audit report, that includes a summary, and an updated certificate. The certification scheme shall control the re- certification audit report and the updated certificate, and
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. The operator or a group of operators shall support the certification body during certification and re- certification audits, notably by giving access to the activity premises and providing
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. The operator or a group of operators shall support the certification body during certification and re- certification audits, notably by giving access to the activity premises and providing
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Certification bodies shall be remunerated by the certification scheme. Certification schemes may require a fee to be paid by the operator or group of operators to cover the remuneration of certification bodies.
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the carbon removal or carbon farming activity referred to in paragraph 1, and of the certification and re-certification audit reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, as well as maximum price INDICATORS for certification audit set in relation to total net carbon removal benefit of operator or group of operators. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the carbon removal or carbon farming activity referred to in paragraph 1,
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Upon request by Member States, the Commission shall take all necessary steps to provide, without undue delay, technical and financial support to Member States to assist in the implementation of the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Article 9a Use of certificates Where carbon removal or carbon farming units are used to contribute to stated climate objectives, such units shall not be double counted. Any use of certificates shall ensure the highest integrity of climate mitigation, and shall not lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon removal units and carbon farming units shall remain distinct from each other. Carbon farming units must not be used to count as compensations or contributions towards any fossil fuel- based greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by a national accreditation authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 . For the purposes of carbon farming, the national accreditation authority shall be national paying agencies within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116. __________________ 37 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by a national accreditation authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 or recognised by a Member State. A Member State shall only have authority to recognise certification bodies that operate within its jurisdiction. __________________ 37 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by a national accreditation authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council or recognised by a national competent authority to cover the scope of this Regulation or the specific scope of the certification scheme37 . __________________ 37 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by a national accreditation authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 and shall be listed in the relevant Member State section of the central Union registry referred to Article 12. __________________ 37 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by a national accreditation authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 and should be made public in the relevant Member State section of the Union registry referred to article 12. __________________ 37 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Certification bodies appointed by certification schemes shall be accredited by
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) financially independent from the removal or sustainable land use activities
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) independent from the operators or from a group of operators, including financially independent, and carry out the activities required under this Regulation in the public interest.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) legally and financially independent from the operators or from a group of operators, and carry out the activities required under this Regulation in the public interest.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) have relations with operators or with
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States, and regional authorities when applicable, shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national or, when applicable, regional competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States, and when applicable, regional authorities, find issues of non-
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the certification body and the relevant certification scheme thereof without delay and publish this notice in the EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the certification body and the relevant certification scheme thereof without delay and publish this notice in the central Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the certification body and the relevant certification scheme thereof without delay and publish this notice in the Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Upon request by Member States, the Commission shall take all necessary steps to provide, without undue delay, technical and financial support to Member States to assist in the establishment of a certification body.
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, addressing non- conformity issues, development and management of registries. Certificate schemes shall put in place easily accessible and free-of-charge complaint and appeal procedures, including allowing the possibility for third parties and civil society organisations to submit cases of suspicion of fraud or independent assessment of the rules and procedures of the certification schemes. Certification schemes shall provide the information on those rules and procedures to the Commission to be made publicly available in the Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, addressing non- conformity issues, development and management of registries. These rules and procedures shall be made publicly available in the Union referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate in a transparent and independent manner on the basis of reliable and transparent
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall be located in any EU Member State, operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, addressing non- conformity issues, development and management of registries.
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 (2) Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, and addressing non- conformity issues
Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall verify if the information and data submitted by the operator or a group of operators for the certification of compliance pursuant to Article 9 were subject to independent auditing and if the certification of compliance was carried out in an accurate, reliable, and cost-effective manner. For sustainable land use activities, the certification scheme shall verify whether the operator has implemented the activity and complies with the relevant activity- based methodology.
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall verify if
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall verify if the information and data submitted by the operator or a group of operators for the certification of compliance pursuant to Article 9 were subject to independent auditing and if the certification of compliance was carried out in an accurate, objective, reliable, and cost-effective manner.
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. Certification schemes shall verify if the information and data submitted by the operator or a group of operators to independent auditing for the certification of compliance pursuant to Article 9
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish, in the EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish, at least annually, in the Union registry referred to in Article 12, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which
Amendment 799 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish in the Union registry referred to in Article 12, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 800 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national or regional public authority it was recognised and which entity or national or regional public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Certification schemes shall publish, at least annually, in the Union registry a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Until the establishment of the Union registry, as set in Article 12, is completed, requirements set under this Regulation shall not apply to existing certification schemes.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall no later than 12 months after this regulation entering into force adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, technical details and process referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, which shall apply to all certification schemes. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Upon request by Member States, the Commission shall take all necessary steps to provide, without undue delay, technical and financial support to Member States to assist in the development of a certification scheme, as set out in this Article, including with a view to reducing administrative burdens.
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 (1)
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. A certification scheme shall establish and duly maintain a public registry to make publicly accessible the information related to operators and groups of operators, the certification process and its results, including the certificates and updated certificates, and the quantity of carbon removal units certified in accordance with Article 9. Those registries shall use automated systems, including electronic templates, and shall be interoperable.
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purposes of carbon farming, management practices related to the carbon farming activity, start date and end date of the carbon removal activity; name of the certification scheme and unique certificate number or code on a particular agricultural parcel shall be included in the Identification system for agricultural parcels, set out in Article 68 of Regulation (EU) 2116/2021.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall establish a central Union registry that contains in a fully publicly available manner all the information held in the registries referred to in paragraph 1. All information in this central registry shall be easy to navigate and search.
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. A certification scheme shall, at least monthly, submit all relevant data and reporting as specified by the Commission in the implementing acts referred to in Article 9 paragraph 5 and Article 11 paragraph 5.
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the public registries, and of the recording at national and European level, holding or use of carbon removal units, as referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 (2) The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Upon request by Member States, the Commission shall take all necessary steps to provide, without undue delay, technical and financial support to Member States to assist in the establishment of a public register in accordance with this Article, including with a view to reducing administrative burdens.
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Only a certification scheme recognised by the Commission by means of a decision may be used by operators or group of operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such decision shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years. Those decisions shall be made publicly available in the central Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Only a certification scheme recognised by the Commission by means of a decision may be used by operators or group of operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such decision shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years. Such decision shall be made public in the central Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Only a certification scheme recognised by the Commission by means of a decision may be used by operators or group of operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such decision shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years, and be made public in the EU Negative Carbon Registry.
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A Member State, and when relevant, the regional authorities, shall notify to the Commission the application for recognition of the public certification scheme. The legal representative of a private certification scheme shall notify to the Commission the application for recognition of the private certification scheme.
Amendment 834 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall inform about its decision for recognition no later than one month after the notification was administered.
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may repeal a decision recognising a certification scheme pursuant to paragraph 1 where the certification scheme fails to implement the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5). Where a Member State or a third party, including civil society organisations, raises concerns that a certification scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5) that constitute the basis for decisions under paragraph 1, the Commission shall immediately investigate the matter and take appropriate action, including repealing the relevant decision.
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may, after extensive correspondence with the certification scheme, repeal a decision recognising a certification scheme pursuant to paragraph 1 where the certification scheme fails to implement the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5). Where a Member State raises concerns that a certification scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may repeal a decision recognising a certification scheme pursuant to paragraph 1 where the certification scheme fails to
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission may repeal a
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Each certification scheme recognised by the Commission shall submit to the Commission an annual report about its operations, including a description of any cases of fraud and related remediation measures. The report shall be submitted annually by 30 April, covering the preceding calendar year. The requirement to submit a report shall apply only to certification schemes that have operated for at least 12 months. These decisions shall be made public in the Union registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Each certification scheme recognised by the Commission shall submit to the Commission an annual report about its operations, including a description of any cases of fraud and related remediation measures.
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall make those reports publicly available
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 (2) The Commission shall make those reports
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall make those reports publicly available
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission
Amendment 846 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 a (new) Article 14a When preparing the implementing acts referred to in article 9 and articles 11 to 14 the Commission shall take into account the following elements: (a) relevant Union and international certification systems of governance; (b) he outcomes of the deliberations of the expert group referred to in Article 8; (c) the outcomes of a public consultation as laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making; (d) the outcomes of a call for evidence specific to the respective acts; (e) the outcome of a call for feedback on a draft of the respective acts.
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 b (new) Article 14b Use of carbon removal certificates to meet national targets set out in the LULUCF Regulation 1. Carbon removal certificates for LULUCF land-based carbon farming carried out on the territory of a Member State may be used by that Member State to meet EU Member State targets, as set out in Annex IIa of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839. 2. Member States may develop projects that generate carbon removal certificates that can be used to meet their own national targets under the LULUCF Regulation or for sale/transfer to other Member States, in accordance with the flexibility mechanisms referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839. 3. Member States may purchase/obtain carbon sequestration certificates from other Member States or private operators for LULUCF above- ground carbon farming for use in meeting the national targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839.
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 c (new) Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 The Commission is empowered to adopt
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) Prior to adopting the delegated acts referred to in the first sub-paragraph, the Commission shall consult the Platform referred to in Article 14a. When the Commission does not follow the advice of the Platform when adopting the delegated acts referred to in the first sub-paragraph, it shall include a detailed justification of its choice in an Annex to the relevant delegated act.
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 a (new) Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3, 8 and 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [PO: please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 2 (2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article
Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 3, 8 and 15 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 3 (3) The delegation of power referred to in Article
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. Any draft delegated act shall be open for public consultation for a period of minimum four weeks.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 5 5. Delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 3, 8 and 15 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Directive 2003/87/EC Article 30 – paragraph 5 – point a Article 17a Amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC 1. In view of the introduction of the provisions listed in Article 14a of this Regulation, Directive 2003/87/EC shall be amended as follows: in Article 30, paragraph 5, point a is replaced by the following: “5. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the following matters, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal and impact assessment: (a) how negative greenhouse gas emissions removed from the atmosphere and safely and permanently stored and all types of carbon removal certificates could be taken into account, and how these negative emissions and certificates could be covered by the ETS, in accordance with Article 14a of Regulation (EU) XX/XX on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), including clear scope and stringent criteria and safeguards for such coverage to ensure that such removals do not undermine the emission reductions necessary to meet the EU’s climate targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. The Commission shall submit a report on this issue no later than [one year after the entry into force of Regulation (EU) XX/XX on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF)];”
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall be kept under review in all aspects, taking into account the relevant developments concerning Union legislation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, technological and scientific progress, market developments in the field of carbon removals, including available financing under the Multiannual Financial Framework and any funds and programmes that could support the implementation of carbon removal activities, and Union food security.
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall be
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation shall be kept under review in all aspects, taking into account the relevant developments concerning Union legislation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. This Regulation shall ensure that the Union framework for carbon removals is strictly voluntary.
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The European Commission shall, as appropriate, no later than 12 months after the entry info force of this Regulation present a proposal for an EU permanent carbon removal target as well as Member States specific carbon removal targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 to be added to the Effort Sharing Regulation (2018/842) as an integral part of the post- 2030 EU climate framework. The targets allocated to Member States should be based on their accumulated historic emissions during the time period 1890- 1990. The EU-wide carbon removal target for 2030 shall at least be 50 Mt. Member States should be able to buy and sell carbon removal units among themselves in order to ensure cost- effectiveness. Member States should also be able, in the case of overachievement of their carbon removal target, transfer carbon removal units to the LULUCF- sector and count it towards its 2030-target in Regulation (2018/841).
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Further to the Report to be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 July 2026 as referred to in Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission shall consider how biogenic emissions reduction resulting from carbon farming activity shall be accounted towards the Union 2040 climate target and how they shall be covered by the EU-ETS.
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council within 6 months of a global agreement on Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement or by 31 December 2025, whichever date comes first, to analyse any potential linkages between the Union framework and other voluntary carbon markets and frameworks outside the Union.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In the context of the first report referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, where relevant, assess the possible benefits and risks of enlarging the scope of permanent carbon storage as defined under this Regulation to in-situ mineralisation.
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. The European Commission shall no later than 12 months after the entry info force of this Regulation present a report analysing and identifying an appropriate share of emissions from installations covered by the ETS (Directive 2003/83/EC), which should be covered by an obligation to purchase permanent carbon removal certificates recognised by this Regulation. This mandatory purchase of carbon removal certificates shall be additional and shall not remove any obligations to cancel allowances laid down by the ETS Directive (2003/83/EC).
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Further to the Report to be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council within 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation as referred to in Regulation 2018/841, the Commission shall consider how the carbon removals resulting from carbon farming shall be accounted for towards the 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. The European Commission shall examine the options for laying down market-based obligations for food refiners and food processors to take greater responsibility for emissions in their food supply chain, and shall, if appropriate, no later than 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation present a legislative proposal to this effect, setting obligations and criteria for their purchase of certificates generated from carbon farming activities However, this proposal should not, under any circumstances, put any constraint to whom certificates generated from carbon farming activities could be sold to.
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – subheading 1 Elements of the certification methodologies for carbon removals referred to in Article 8
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part When adopting delegated acts pursuant to Article 8, the certification methodologies for carbon removal activities shall include at least the following elements:
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a (a) description of the
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f (f) rules to address conservativeness and uncertainties in the quantification of carbon removals referred to in Article 4(8);
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point g (g) rules to carry out the specific additionality tests referred to in Article 5(2) and in Article 8b(2);
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point h (h) rules on monitoring and mitigation of any risk of release or leakage of the stored carbon referred to in Article
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point i (i) rules on appropriate liability mechanisms
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point i (i) rules on appropriate liability mechanisms referred to in Article
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point j (j) rules on the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in Article 7(2) and in Article 8c(3);
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k (k) rules on the monitoring and reporting of co-benefits referred to in Article 7(3) and in Article 8c(4).
Amendment 886 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) quality criteria for biogenic emission reductions in scope of carbon farming;
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) standard setting for the price point of emission offsets.
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k b (new) (kb) rules on the differentiation of level of sustainable co-benefits referred to in Article 7(1) and the sustainable weighing factor attached.
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k b (new) (kb) rules for the verification and certification of biogenic emission reductions;
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 – point k c (new) (kc) assessment of carbon storage permanence per carbon farming activity, discount rate applicable and minimum monitoring period required;
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new) Storage permits issued by non-EEA countries shall for the purpose of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. (a) of Regulation (EU) No 2018/2066 be regarded as storage permits, provided that: (a) the storage permit has been issued in a process and under conditions that are comparable to those set out in this Chapter 3, and (b) the Commission adopted a decision confirming this to be the case.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I a (new) Elements of the certification methodologies for sustainable land use activities referred to in Article 8 1. When adopting delegated acts pursuant to Article 8, the certification methodologies for sustainable land use activities shall include at least the following elements: (a) description of the activity covered, including its monitoring period; (b) rules for establishing a net-carbon removal benefit as identified in Art. 7c in accordance with the carbon accounting rules of (c) rules establishing the contributions to the sustainability indicators listed in Art. 7d.
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – subheading 1 Minimum information included
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – subheading 1 a (new) Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a (a) name and type of the carbon removal
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a (a) name and type of the carbon removal activity
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a (a) name and type of the
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the location of the carbon removal activity
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the location of the carbon removal activity
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the location of the
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point c (c) start date and expected end date of the
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i (i) net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or 4(2);
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i (i) net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or 4(2);
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j (j) carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a) or Article 4(2), point (a);
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j (j) carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a) or Article 4(2) point (a);
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k (k) total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b) or in Article 4(2), point (b);
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k (k) total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b) or Article 4(2) point (b);
Amendment 909 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l (l) increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c) or in Article 4(2), point (c);
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l (l) increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c) or Article 4(2) point (c);
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (la) biogenic emission reduction, as referred to in Article 4(2) point (d);
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n (n) duration of the monitoring period of the carbon removal activity in compliance with the requirements referred to in Article 6(2), point (a);
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n (n)
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) the monitoring period and requirement, the detailed liability mechanism and the liable legal of physical person, the amount of financial compensation to society in case of reversal or leakage as well as the possible agreement for the payment of the financial compensation to society between the operator or group of operator and the physical or legal personal making a contribution claim, as referred to in Article -9;
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) any evidence of improper accounting in violation of Article 3, point (c);
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (na) durability of stored carbon
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point n b (new) (nb) any activity-related effects which could negatively impact the sustainability criteria referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o (o)
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o (o)
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) disclosure of potential risks to any of the sustainability objectives referred to in Article 7(1) or in Article 8c(1);
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) in case of reversal or leakage, the amount of total carbon released in the atmosphere from geological or biogenic carbon pools;
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o c (new) (oc) any potential case of fraud or miscalculation revealed during re- certification audits;
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) ANNEX IIa Minimum information to be included in the Union registry referred to in Article 12 For each certified activity, the Union registry referred to in Article 12 shall include at least the following minimum information: (a) name and type of the activity, including whether the activity constitutes a carbon removal or a carbon farming activity, the name and contact details of the operator or group of operators; (b) effective start date and expected end date of the activity; (c) name of the certification scheme; (d) the Member State where the activity takes place; (e) the certification methodology for each carbon removal activity, in accordance with Article 8; (f) the expected net carbon removal benefit; (g) the current status of the certificate (active, withdrawn, expired); (h) in case the certificate has been monetised, for which reason has it been monetised, the price at which it has been monetised, and the final price paid to the operator: (i) in case the certificate has been monetised in the context of a contribution claim, the physical or legal person who has generated this claim; (j) for each activity, a link to all the other information included in the certification and audit re-certification reports. The Union registry referred to in Article 12 shall also include a list of all recognised certification schemes, their rules and procedures in accordance with Article 11(2), their annual activity reports in accordance with Article 14, the list of their appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it, in accordance with Article 11(4).
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II a (new) Information included in the documentation accompanying the certificate. This information should accompany the registered certificate but remain confidential for the general public: (a) name and contact details of the operator or group of operators; (b) the geographically explicit location of the activity boundaries, respecting 1:5000 mapping scale requirements for the Member State.
Amendment 926 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II b (new) ANNEX IIb First practices for which certification methodologies should be developed according to Article 8(2) - Highly efficient Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage using additional wind, solar or geothermal renewable energy capacities and minimising the use of natural resources, such as freshwater use, chemicals and materials.
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Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless rapid and deep cuts in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur throughout the forthcoming decades. The IPCC report also clearly states that, while ‘CDR cannot substitute for immediate and deep emission reductions’, ‘the deployment of carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or GHG emissions are to be achieved’. This will require the large-scale deployment of sustainable activities for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storing it in geological
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The latest IPCC reports also stated that ‘large-scale land-based biological CDR may not prove as effective as expected, and its large-scale deployment may result in ecological and social impacts, suggesting it may not be a viable carbon removal strategy in the next 10-20 years’. In particular, the IPCC pointed to the large-scale deployment of BECCS, which ‘may push planetary boundaries for freshwater use, exacerbate land- system change, and significantly alter biosphere integrity and biogeochemical flows’. The IPCC report also clearly stated that overshooting 1.5°C would entail serious adverse impacts, some irreversible, and additional risks for human and natural systems, and that the larger the overshoot, the more challenging would be the return.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Soil organic carbon and carbon pool of deadwood, much of which consequently feeds in the soil carbon pool, are of particularly high relevance for both climate action and biodiversity protection. Empirical evidence suggests that deadwood in form of coarse woody debris acts as a carbon storage. It contributes further to the creation of terrestrial carbon sink of forest soil preventing mineralisation into CO2. Both of these mechanisms should be adequately factored in the certification framework, and management, which enhances these pools, including restoration, restoration by conservation, non-use and non- intervention, should be eligible for certification of carbon removals.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) According to the IPCC Working Group III report on mitigation of climate change, the sequestration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is an indispensable means not only to slow and halt the numerous negative effects of climate change, but also to eventually begin to reverse those that are not irreversible. Consequently, the accelerated and streamlined implementation of carbon removal measures in the Union and globally offers some hope that, if the average global temperature increase of 2 °C over the pre-industrial era is exceeded in an adverse scenario, there will be opportunities to return to this threshold.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The role of carbon removals is to supplement deep emission reductions, by balancing the very last, unavoidable emissions, in order to help the Union achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 and net-negative emissions immediately after 2050, as enshrined in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2b) The potential for removals is nevertheless limited. Many removal activities are implemented on land, which competes for other uses such as food production, and have a saturation point for how much carbon they can absorb, such as soils saturated with organic matters.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2b) Certification of carbon removals should not apply to zero-rated emissions of biogenic carbon.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 c (new) (2c) While carbon ages in soil differ, in particular in the function of the depth of soil, the research indicates that mean age of mineral soils can reach thousands of years. Therefore, for the purpose of the legislation, the certification of enhancement of soil carbon and its building up in deeper layers by means of application of sustainable practices, inter alia by protection of old-growth and primary forests, restoration of peatlands and by benchmarking of active restoration efforts in forest ecosystems by the state of old-growth and primary forests, should be recognized in the certification framework as permanent storage.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity-protection and the zero- pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119[1] of the European Parliament and of the Council24. The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841[2] of the European Parliament and of the Council25, which is currently under review. The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target in the amount of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each Member State.[1] Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). [2] Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1). __________________ 24 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to facilitate the establishment of a separate Union carbon removal target for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 within the wider Union climate framework, and to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high-
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality, long term carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero- pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 . The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , which is currently under review. The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and sustainable land use activities, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal and carbon farming activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also en
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. In light of the major role played by blue carbon ecosystems in the natural absorption of carbon, the Commission should also develop within this EU certification framework a specific methodology for including these ecosystems in eligible projects under the certification scheme, in particular to encourage Member States to include blue carbon initiatives in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. Furthermore, to have an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, short-term storage in products should not be recognised as carbon removals under this Regulation. The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities as well as carbon farming activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The Union voluntary certification framework builds on and contributes to the ongoing public and private work regarding the certification of carbon removals.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way in addition to their efforts reaching deep emission reductions, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal and carbon farming activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, supplementing deep and sustained emission reductions, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts including impacts in third countries caused by importing biomass from those countries or indirect land use changes. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal and carbon farming activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts, including impacts in third countries caused by importing biomass or indirect land use changes. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should include a reference framework and reference values, and also take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework, along with the time periods needed to implement those measures.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals and carbon farming in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, carbon farming activities, their specificities and related environmental
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework, taking into account the existing national frameworks.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The different types of carbon removal vary in terms of the removal activity, the storage medium and the storage timescales, which can vary from decades for carbon farming or storage in certain products to permanent storage in geological formations, where the carbon may be permanently isolated from the atmosphere if the geological storage site is appropriately selected and managed. Both permanent and temporary carbon removals can contribute to meeting climate goals, but under different conditions.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) To ensure a just transition to a climate-neutral society and circular economy where no one is left behind, social safeguards are of key importance. Carbon removal activities certified under this Regulation should have no negative implications or results for land managers, foresters and local communities, including land-grabbing, the financialisation of land, and land concentration, or restricted access to land due to inflated prices for new and young farmers.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The different types of carbon removal activities vary in terms of the removal process, the storage medium and the timescales of the storage, which can vary from decades to centuries for carbon farming or storage in certain products, to permanent storage in geological formations. For this reason, different rules should be set out for these kind of activities.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Permanent cooperation is needed with the world of education and science at European and international level to identify the latest and most up-to-date carbon removal methods and solutions and to apply them as swiftly as possible in order to achieve the Union’s climate and biodiversity objectives.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) With the exclusive exemption of emission reductions caused by early phase, deliberate peatland re-wetting that also meets all of the quality criteria in this Regulation, emission reductions should not be certified according to, nor included in, this Regulation, as they are fundamentally distinct activities from carbon removals. Carbon removals decrease GHGs whereas emissions reductions prevent further increase in GHGs. Emission reductions and other non-removal activities could be better supported by separate Union legislative instruments, such as Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council and a Regulation (EU)…/... of the European Parliament and of the Council (on nature restoration);
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) The scope of carbon farming covered under the Union carbon removal certification framework should be consistent with the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839, and of the reporting under that Regulation in the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and biogenic emission reduction should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. For the carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions achieved through carbon farming, these should also be quantified in an accurate and robust way, with information provided through the LPIS database; they should also be additional and create co-benefits. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC[1] of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. [1] Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32). __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way taking into account their level of uncertainty in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of CO2 removed from the atmosphere; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co- benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long- term or permanent storage of carbon, and have an overall neutral impact
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removal activities should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removal activities should be quantified in a
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and land use activities should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in a
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal and carbon farming activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. Furthermore, in the case of carbon farming, operators should also quantify the biogenic emissions reductions set against the baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with the Paris Agreement, baselines should be periodically updated.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. Data protection demands are high, since much of the data collected may be personal data. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline and reference values established at European and international level. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance and the field of reference may be
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, novel in-field carbon quantification systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The Commission should put in place careful planning and robust means to collect data on blue carbon capture and storage, such as adaptation strategies in the management and development plans of all coastal and marine sectors (aquaculture, fisheries, tourism, transport, etc.) including data-collection systems related to carbon sequestration and mapping of these ecosystems.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions,
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co-benefits) can increase the value of the certified carbon removals. However, for carbon farming activities, the reduction of biogenic emissions shall be counted towards the net benefit of the activity, especially due to the interconnected nature of carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit or the net carbon farming benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, chemicals, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from materials or land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production or displacement of forestry. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change (which should be assessed against different food production scenarios in order to avoid disincentive projects in less intensive production), with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co- benefits) can increase the value of the certified carbon removals.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The second step for quantifying the
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit when the carbon removals or carbon farming above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity and carbon farming activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy-
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy- related greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial process. In the case of
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant,
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant,
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner, taking full account of the technical possibilities currently available for such quantification. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union climate and biodiversity objectives, enhanced monitoring of land over a pre-established period needs to be required, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The satellite and on-site monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals need to closely reflect those approaches, and make the best use of advanced
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, co
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) In the case of carbon farming activities, the absence of commonly agreed carbon measurement and monitoring approaches makes the quantification and the establishment of baselines more difficult. Moreover, those activities should be supported not only for their net carbon removal benefit, but also because they generate co-benefits for other environmental objectives, in particular biodiversity protection, ecosystem resilience and climate adaptation. At least in the first three years, it is therefore proposed that certification methodologies will be limited to carbon farming activities for which the best available and most recent scientific evidence recognises they are beneficial both for the climate and biodiversity. Certification methodologies should detail the requirements under which a practice can be certified. During this period, operators or group of operators should monitor the amount of carbon removed through the activity, and the evolution of the health of the ecosystem in which the activity takes place. Tier 3 methodologies should be used to quantify the amount of carbon removals generated by carbon farming, and enhanced monitoring of land should be required, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The satellite and on-site monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals need to closely reflect those approaches, and make the best use of advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, making full use of already existing tools, and ensure consistency with the national greenhouse gas inventories. After the initial 3-year period, the Commission should assess whether the experience and information gathered during this period could be used to further quantify the net environmental benefit of those practices.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals that go
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals and carbon farming that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal activities as well as carbon farming activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal activities
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Member States should be able to count certified permanent removals against a future dedicated target for carbon removals. Moreover, carbon removal activities should take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification. Such effect is present when the incentive created by the potential revenues, resulting from the certification, changes the behaviour of operators in such a way that they engage in the additional carbon removal activity to achieve additional carbon removals.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals and biogenic emissions reductions that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification. Such effect is present when the incentive created by the potential revenues, resulting from the certification, changes the behaviour of operators in such a way that they engage in the additional carbon removal activity to achieve additional carbon removals.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12)
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be reflected in the baseline. In the case of carbon farming on arable mineral soils, the standardised baseline can be considered to be flat taking into account that current carbon removal rates on mineral soils in the EU are on average close to zero. For this reason, a carbon removal activity that generates carbon removals in excess of such a baseline should be presumed to be additional. Hence, the use of a standardised baseline should simplify the demonstration of additionality for operators. Therefore, it should reduce the administrative burden of the certification process, which is particularly important in the case of small- scale land managers.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable non-climate-related law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be reflected in the baseline. For this reason, a carbon removal activity that generates carbon removals in excess of such a baseline should be presumed to be additional. Hence, the use of a standardised baseline should simplify the demonstration of additionality for operators. Therefore, it should reduce the administrative burden of the certification process, which is particularly important in the case of small-
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal or carbon farming activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) A standardised baseline should reflect the statutory and market conditions in which the carbon removal activity takes place. If a carbon removal activity is imposed upon operators by the applicable law, or it does not need any incentives to take place, its performance will be reflected in the baseline. For this reason, a carbon removal activity that generates carbon removals in excess of such a baseline should be presumed to be additional. Hence, the use of a standardised baseline should simplify the demonstration of additionality for operators. Therefore, it should reduce the administrative burden of the certification process, which is particularly important in the case of small- scale
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal)
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal)
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration of several centuries for the stored carbon and can be considered as providing permanent storage of carbon. Carbon farming or carbon storage in products are more exposed to the risk of
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Storage of biogenic carbon in any storage medium does not in itself remove carbon from the atmosphere, but merely shifts carbon from one storage medium to another. Only the regrowth of the biomass can lead to actual net removals. Therefore any methodology covering a carbon removal activity that uses biomass in any way (e.g. burial, pyrolysis, BECCS) should ensure that the regrowth of biomass is a necessary and critical step in the quantification and certification of removals.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units, and up-front insurance mechanisms.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms and corrective measures should be introduced to address cases of reversal
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units, and up-front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. In the case of land- based activities, any ongoing incentive schemes must be stopped when the activity is no longer being implemented. In this case, a reversal should be assumed, which must be recorded accordingly in the national GHG inventory. __________________ 27 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units and carbon farming units, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units or carbon farming units, and up-front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. __________________ 27 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) Despite the opportunities available for CCS storage outside of Europe, Directive 2003/87/EC is currently limiting the ability of EU businesses to decarbonise at scale and at speed by using CO2 sequestration sites outside the Union. To further support the rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that is necessary to reach the climate objectives set out in the European Green Deal, captured CO2 should be allowed to move freely from emitters located in the Union to sequestration sites wherever they may be available, in particular at larger scale and lower cost. At the same time, it is essential to ensure that the captured emissions are safely stored and will not be released back into the atmosphere. Therefore, a targeted amendment should be made to Directive 2003/87/EC to extend the right to keep ETS allowances for CO2 safely stored at adequate geological storage sites located outside the Union.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if the need for trade-
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade-
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal and activities
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and land- based, marine and coastal ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade-
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Technologies for carbon removal activities are currently very intensive in energy, water and other materials. In order to obtain a certification under this framework, carbon removal activities should demonstrate that they have at least a neutral impact on the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Carbon removal activities that are extensively relying on land use should demonstrate positive impacts on sustainability objectives.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) Carbon removal activities should not contribute to an increase of land prices or reduced accessibility of farmers to land. Land speculation should be avoided. Farmers should receive remuneration for their activities based on the management practices they are carrying out.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16)
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30. More specifically, those practices are highly site-dependent land- use practices that contribute to increased carbon sequestration and ideally also lead to co-benefits for ecosystems and biodiversity. These include, in particular, afforestation and reforestation, agroforestry, the use of catch crops, cover crops, expansion of landscape features to prevent erosion, and restoration of peatlands. __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission,
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere can contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded,
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere can contribute to the climate neutrality objective if they are used appropriately and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report social, environmental and economic co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) Operators or groups of operators may report additional co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) The methodologies on carbon farming should recognise the farmer’s different starting points and potential to store carbon. Farmers and land managers who have already applied beneficial management practices contributing to carbon removal in the past should not be disadvantaged by a framework for carbon removal certification.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal and carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity and of the net carbon farming benefit generated by the carbon farming activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies based on common European-level criteria for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or groups of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders, as well as additional costs that would hamper the activity itself. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders in the case of activities based on land use. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity, while avoiding mainly disproportionate and demotivating administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and all other interested actors. They need to be based on the best available scientific evidence, build upon existing public and private schemes and methodologies for carbon removal
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal or carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal or carbon farming activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal activities should be subject to independent third-party auditing. In particular, carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the correct quantification of the expected net carbon removal benefit and net carbon farming benefit. Carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should also be subject to periodic re-
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to independent third- party auditing. In particular, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the co
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal activities should be subject to independent third-party auditing. In particular, carbon removal activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the correct and conservative quantification of the expected net carbon removal benefit. Carbon removal activities should also be subject to periodic five-yearly re- certification audits to verify the compliance of the generated carbon removals. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, technical details, and the minimum information to be contained in the description of the carbon removal activity, and in the certification and re- certification audit reports.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon removals is key for cost-
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 a (new) (20a) Carbon removal activities should not primarily take the focus off emission reductions, and therefore carbon removal and carbon farming certificates or units should not be used to offset continued emissions either in compliance or voluntary mechanisms - including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets. Certificates and units should be incentivized in a manner that makes them complementary to emission reductions, rather than substitutes.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is appropriate that carbon removal certificates underpin different end- uses, such as the compilation of national and corporate greenhouse gas inventories, including with regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31, the proof of climate- related and other environmental corporate claims (including on biodiversity), or the exchange of verified carbon removal units through voluntary carbon offsetting markets. To this end, the certificate should contain accurate and transparent information on the carbon removal activity, including the total removals and net carbon removal benefit that comply with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21)
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21)
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21)
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is appropriate that carbon removal and carbon farming certificates underpin different end-
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) It is appropriate that carbon removal certificates underpin different end- uses, such as the compilation of national, regional and corporate greenhouse gas inventories, including with regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , the proof of climate-
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) Certificates may nevertheless be monetised, thereby giving a financial incentive to operators or groups of operators to carry on the carbon removal or carbon farming activities. Such financial incentives may include funding from legal or physical persons wishing to contribute to the achievement of environmental objectives (‘contribution claims’), funding from the Common Agricultural Policy, public procurements or other sources of public finance.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 b (new) (21b) In the event of leakage or reversal, the relevant ‘contribution claims’ should be amended so as to reflect the reality of the situation.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 c (new) (21c) Certificates should contain accurate and transparent information on the carbon removal or carbon farming activity, including the total removals and net carbon removal benefit that comply with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, as well as provide information whether the certificate has been monetised, for which purpose and by whom. The Commission should be also empowered to adopt delegated acts to further specify or amend Annex II which lists the minimum information to be contained in the certificates.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . For the purposes of carbon farming, these national accreditation authorities should be national paying agencies. To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the carbon removal activity that is subject to the certification. In addition, Member States should contribute towards ensuring the correct implementation of the certification process by supervising the operation of certification bodies that are accredited by national accreditation authorities, and by informing the certification schemes about relevant non-conformity findings.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity that is subject to the certification. In addition, Member States should contribute towards ensuring the correct implementation of the certification process by supervising the operation of certification bodies that are accredited by national accreditation authorities, and by informing the certification schemes about relevant non- conformity findings. __________________
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 and included in a national and European register. To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the carbon removal activity that is subject to the certification. In addition, Member States should contribute towards ensuring the correct implementation of the certification process by supervising the operation of certification bodies that are accredited by national accreditation authorities, and by informing the certification schemes about relevant non-conformity findings. __________________ 32 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the carbon removal activity that is subject to the certification. In addition, Member States, as well as regional authorities when relevant, should contribute towards ensuring the correct implementation of the certification process by supervising the operation of certification bodies that are accredited by national accreditation authorities, and by informing the certification schemes about relevant non-conformity findings. __________________ 32 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal and carbon farming activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure the correct accounting of the verified carbon removal units, notably by avoiding double counting and by providing an opportunity for scrutiny by national stakeholders prior to final certification of a removal. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency, accounting and of independent auditing to be applied by certification schemes, so as to ensure the necessary legal certainty as regards the rules applicable to operators and to certification schemes. To ensure a cost- effective certification process, those technical harmonised rules on certification should also have the objective of reducing unnecessary administrative burden for operators, or group of operators, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including small farmers and foresters.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure the correct accounting of the verified carbon removal units, notably by avoiding double counting, and local and national stakeholders’ engagement prior to the issuance of certificates. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency, accounting and of independent auditing to be applied by certification schemes, so as to ensure the necessary legal certainty as regards the rules applicable to operators and to certification schemes. To ensure a cost- effective certification process, those technical harmonised rules on certification should also have the objective of reducing unnecessary administrative burden for operators, or group of operators, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure the correct accounting of the verified carbon removal units or verified carbon farming units, notably by avoiding double counting. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency, accounting and of independent auditing to be applied by certification schemes, so as to ensure the necessary legal certainty as regards the rules applicable to operators and to certification schemes. To ensure a cost- effective certification process, those technical harmonised rules on certification should also have the objective of reducing unnecessary administrative burden for operators, or group of operators, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including small farmers and foresters.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent common European-level rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability,
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure the correct accounting of the verified carbon removal units,
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) In order to ensure a reliable and harmonised control of certification, the Commission should be able to adopt decisions recognising national and European-level certification schemes that meet the requirements set out in this Regulation, including with respect to technical competence, reliability, transparency and independent auditing. Such recognition decisions should be limited in time. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the content and processes of Union recognition of certification schemes.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) In order to ensure a reliable and harmonised control of certification, the Commission should be able to adopt decisions recognising certification schemes that meet the requirements set out in this Regulation, including with respect to technical competence, reliability, transparency and independent auditing. Such recognition decisions should be publicly available and limited in time. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the content and processes of Union recognition of certification schemes.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) In order to ensure a reliable and harmonised control of certification, the Commission should be able to adopt decisions recognising certification schemes that meet the requirements set out in this Regulation, including with respect to technical competence, reliability, transparency and independent auditing. Such recognition decisions should be public and limited in time. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the content and
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 25 (25) The provisions of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters33[1] (‘the Aarhus Convention’)
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Certification schemes should establish and maintain interoperable public registries in order to ensure transparency and full traceability of carbon removal certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. Fraud may occur if more than one certificate is issued for the same carbon removal activity because the activity has been registered under two different certification schemes or has been registered twice under the same scheme. Fraud may also occur when the same certificate is used several times to make the same claim based on a carbon removal activity or a carbon removal unit. The registries should store the documents resulting from the certification process of carbon removals, including summaries of certification audits and re-certification audit reports, the certificates and updated certificates, and make them publicly available in electronic form. The registries should also record the certified carbon removal units that meet the Union quality criteria. The Commission must set up a centralised Union registry that contains in a fully publicly accessible manner all the information held in those registries. All information in this central registry should be easy to navigate and search. In order to ensure a level playing field within the single market, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing rules setting out standards and technical rules on the functioning and the inter-operability of those registries
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity. Such reports should be made
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity. Such reports should be made public, in full or where appropriate in an aggregated format, in order to increase transparency and scrutiny by citizens and independent third parties, and to improve supervision by the Commission. Furthermore, such reporting would provide the necessary information for the Commission to report on the operation of the certification schemes with a view to identifying best practices and submitting, if appropriate, a proposal to further promote such best practices. In order to ensure comparable
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals and carbon farming. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity. Such reports should be made public, in full or where appropriate in an aggregated format, in order to increase transparency and to improve supervision by the Commission. Furthermore, such reporting would provide the necessary information for the Commission to report on the operation of the certification schemes with a view to identifying best practices and submitting, if appropriate, a proposal to further promote such best practices. In order to ensure comparable and consistent reporting, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out the technical details on the content and format of the reports drawn up by the certification schemes.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removals and carbon farming activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. Each draft delegated act should also be open for public consultation for a period of minimum four weeks. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities and different carbon farming activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities and for different types of carbon farming activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate public consultations, including calls for evidence and calls for feedback on draft proposals during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement. Those reviews should take into account the relevant developments concerning the Union legislation, technological and scientific progress, market developments in the field of carbon removals and food security including food availability and affordability, should count, with the greatest precision possible, the costs associated with implementing carbon removal measures and scaling up all types of carbon removal, and should be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.. Those reviews should take into account the relevant developments concerning the Union legislation,
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to promote the deployment of high quality carbon removals and carbon farming while minimising the risk of greenwashing, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, and by reason of the scale and effects of the proposed action, those objectives can be better achieved at Union level. Therefore, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and sustainable land use activities by operators or groups of operators.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators while ensuring the commitment with the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators, while ensuring that those removals do not undermine the greenhouse gas reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the establishment of a separate Union carbon removal target for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 as part of the Union climate framework, and the deployment of carbon removals by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down:
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part (1) The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals by operators or groups of operators, while ensuring that those removals do not undermine the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down:
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals by operators or groups of operators and, at the same time, to incentivise such deployment by means of appropriate measures. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down:
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment and acceleration of carbon removals by operators or groups of operators. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down:
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The objective of this Regulation is to
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals, including categorisation of certificates based on longevity and risk of withdrawal, supported by scientific evidence;
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming activities;
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) general principles to be decided by the Member States on equitable responsibility for maintaining the validity of carbon removal units;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) rules on monitoring, validity and expiry as well as liability for carbon removal;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) rules on the monitoring, validity, expiry and liability of carbon removals and carbon farming activities;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) criteria for the issuance and use of certificates;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes at national and European level.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) measures to enable and accelerate, through financial and technical support to Member States, the implementation of high-quality carbon removal activities;
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) rules for the use of the carbon removals certificates and carbon farming certificates.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) rules for the use of the carbon removals certifications.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (cb) parameters specifically targeted at the concept of carbon farming in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new) (cc) principles for the use of carbon removal certificates in EU climate policy, including: – the necessary steps to bring the circulation of carbon removal certificates into the EU ETS in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC; – the use by Member States to meet EU Member State targets in the LULUCF sector as set out in Annex IIa of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839; – the use by Member States to meet EU Member State targets as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/857;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new) (cd) measures to ensure that greenwashing and market manipulation are effectively prevented by all Member States;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. To facilitate the deployment of carbon removals,, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals by laying down in chapter 1: (a) quality criteria for carbon removal activities that take place in the Union; (b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals; (c) rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes; (d) restrictions on the use of carbon removal certificates.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. rules for the end-use of the certificates.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. To incentivise the implementation of sustainable land use activities, this regulation sets up in parallel a voluntary Union framework for the monitoring, verification and certification of such activities by establishing in Chapter 2 (a) quality criteria for sustainable land use activities that take place in the Union; (b) rules for the verification and certification of sustainable land use activities and the identification of net carbon benefit of these activities; (c) rules for the functioning and recognition by the Commission of certification schemes; (d) rules for activity-based support for sustainable land use activities.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming activities does not apply to emissions falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming does not apply to emissions falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, with the exception of the storage of carbon dioxide emissions from sustainable biomass that are zero- rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals does not apply to emissions falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC,
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For the purpose of Article 1(2), carbon removal units or carbon farming removal units certified under this framework cannot be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions throughout compliance or voluntary mechanisms, including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Carbon removal and carbon farming activities certified under this Union framework shall not be used for or claim to offset, compensate or replace the reduction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources, neither in regulatory nor in voluntary frameworks.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The implementation of this Regulation and the acts deriving therefrom shall not result in any additional direct or indirect financial burdens being passed on to citizens and consumers.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. This Regulation may apply to CO2 emissions captured within the Union but geologically stored in another Member of the European Economic Area, or in another neighbouring country, that applies the same legal requirements as the ones set out in Directive 2009/31/EC, pursuant to a legal agreement negotiated between that third country and the Union and ratified by both Parties according to their jurisdictional systems.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 a (new) Article 1a Scope and prohibition Carbon removal units certified under this framework shall not be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions throughout compliance or voluntary mechanisms, including Regulation (EU) 2018/842, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), Article 6(2) and (4) of the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets. Certificates and units shall be incentivised in a manner that makes them complementary to emission reductions, rather than substitutes. This regulation shall not be used to establish any false equivalences between emissions, avoided emissions, emission reductions and/or carbon removals to avoid greenwashing and mitigation deterrence. The only emissions reductions that shall be certified by this Regulation shall be emission reductions caused by early phase, deliberate peatland re-wetting that also meet all of the quality criteria provided for in Chapter 2 of this Regulation. The results of the emission reduction phase will not be certified as carbon removals. To that end, by 31 December 2025, the Commission shall propose binding Union removal targets for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 within the wider Union climate framework. Those targets shall be separate and distinct from the emission reductions targets provided for by Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation – — The European Parliament rejects the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation – — The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation – — The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation – — The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 1 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43(2) and 192(1) thereof,
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital -1 (new) (-1) The Union voluntary certification framework builds on and contributes to the ongoing public and private work on certification of carbon removals. This concerns the work on private standards such as Gold Standard and VERRA, initiatives such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and also on standards and work done by public actors such as the French Label Bas Carbone and the Australian Emission Reduction Fund (ERF).
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 ('the Paris Agreement'), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. That commitment has been reinforced with the adoption under the UNFCCC of the Glasgow Climate Pact on 13 November 2021, in which the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, recognises that the impacts of climate change will be much lower at a temperature increase of 1,5 ºC, compared with 2 ºC, and resolves to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 ºC. The Union and its Member States are Parties to the Paris Agreement and are strongly committed to its implementation by reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increase in carbon removals. __________________ 22 Approved by Council Decision (EU)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 ('the Paris Agreement'), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. The Union and its Member States are Parties to the Paris Agreement and are strongly committed to its implementation by reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increase in carbon removals and carbon farming. __________________ 22 Approved by Council Decision (EU)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1)Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 ('the Paris Agreement'), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts aimed at
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest reports23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless rapid and deep cuts in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur throughout the forthcoming decades. The IPCC report also clearly states that ‘the deployment of carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or GHG emissions are to be achieved’. This will require the large-scale deployment of sustainable activities for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storing it in
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the Inter
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless rapid and deep cuts in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur throughout the forthcoming decades. The IPCC report also clearly states that ‘the deployment of carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or GHG emissions are to be achieved’. This will require the large-scale deployment of sustainable activities for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably stor
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