ZEP welcomes the adoption of the European Commission’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. As the first public certification scheme for carbon dioxide removals globally, the CRCF will facilitate and encourage the deployment of high-quality permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. By adopting certification methodologies for each carbon removal activity, it will also help instil trust in the effectiveness of this solution.
The first methodologies are expected to be ready in 2026, while certification of the first units under the CRCF is expected in 2026/2027. As technical discussions unfold, this paper aims to provide eight key recommendations to the European Commission for the Delegated Acts on certification methodologies for DACCS and BioCCS, which are the subject of this report.