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🇪🇺 Today, ENVI, the lead Committee in the #EuropeanParliament working on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (#CRCF), voted on its final compromise amendments (CA). With 59 Yes and 17 No votes (9 abstentions), it passed a draft that had already been circulated in the last weeks.
This text will now be put to a plenary vote on November 20th and - given the support from the four largest parties - has high chances of being passed by Parliament. 🇪🇺
👎 While there are things to praise in these CAs, it falls way short of what I was hoping for. In particular, it stuck to definitions of carbon removal and permanent storage which de facto significantly limit the choice of eligible technologies under the CRCF.
Unfortunately, the call to action by 17 leading CDR organisations from last week (see here) was not taken into account.
Failing to maintain a technology-neutral stance will result in limiting innovation and increasing the risks of not meeting climate targets.
🤷♂️ So what does this mean? My hopes for amendments in the plenary are low. Thankfully, the European legislative process involved two other stakeholders - the European Council and the European Commission - both of which have indicated strong stances in tech-neutrality.
➡ I remain optimistic that the CRCF will live up to its promise, but am disappointed today by the work of legislators in the ENVI, whose approach would de facto exclude 99%+ of permanent carbon removal deliveries today.
What is your take on today’s vote?
👓 See the press release here
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