Carbon markets

“Full of red flags” — Real Zero Europe campaigners slam EU carbon removal proposal

Brussels, November 28, 2022

Carbon farming: How big corporations are driving the EU’s carbon removals agenda

“Carbon farming” has become a new buzzword in recent climate debates, and the European Commission is promoting carbon farming as a key solution in the upcoming European Union (EU) Carbon Removal Certification Framework.

True or False? Evaluating solutions for agriculture and climate change

For decades, mainstream climate debates largely ignored agriculture. Now, thankfully, the climate community has woken up to the importance of agriculture and food systems in tackling climate change. This short paper challenges some of the most popular of these false solutions to the climate crisis.

Lessons for the EU’s carbon farming plans

As Europe considers a carbon removal framework that includes so-called “carbon farming” from the agriculture sector to meet its net zero goal by 2050, the U.S. experience with agriculture carbon offset credits should raise questions about whether such an approach is desirable or feasible. Agriculture carbon markets have floundered in the U.S.

IATP response to the European Commission's call for evidence for the "Certification of Carbon Removals - EU Rules"

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the planned carbon removal certification framework. We urge the European Commission (EC) to fundamentally rethink its approach on integrating carbon removals into the EU climate framework.