Carbon farming and industrial capture key for Commission’s carbon removal goals

Article summary

The European Commission has adopted a communication on sustainable carbon cycles, which sets out how the EU intends to increase removals of carbon from the atmosphere. The communication highlights the importance of carbon farming and industrial capture in delivering the EU’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. The Commission intends to use carbon farming, a business model expected to reward land managers for carbon sequestration and biodiversity protection, to increase the carbon stored in biomass, dead organic matter and soils. Industrial capture involves creating an internal market for carbon capture, use and storage, and could provide a framework for the monitoring and reporting of emissions.