EU wants to certify carbon dioxide removals

The EU Commission will soon present a proposal to certify measures for carbon removal from the atmosphere. The portal Euractiv received a leaked draft proposal. According to the draft, the EU is „not on the right track“ when it comes to removing carbon from the atmosphere in order to achieve net-zero targets. According to the draft, the EU envisages „both natural ecosystems and industrial activities“ for this purpose, which it divides into three categories: