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Certification for carbon removals: German government agrees despite reservations

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Published: November 20th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The forest as a source of energy: The German government wants the greenhouse gas balancing of biomass use to include emissions from the cultivation, harvesting, processing and transportation of biomass.

The EU ambassadors agreed to the Council’s position on the certification framework for carbon removals on Friday. Despite some reservations about the Spanish Council Presidency’s proposal, the German government agreed but introduced a protocol note. This additional declaration, available to Table.Media, outlines Germany’s problems with the current text.

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