How is EU policy on carbon removal developing?

Bertie speaks to Wijnand Stoefs, Carbon Market Watch's policy lead on Carbon Removal, about how EU policy is developing around greenhouse gas removals. 

They discuss the Carbon Removal Certification Framework, along with other legislation like the Innovation Fund and the Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication, as well as talking about risks with bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and failures of France's Label Bas-Carbone. 

Futher reading: 

• Read Carbon Market Watch's position paper on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework here. 
• 'Environmental stewardship yes, ‘carbon farming’ no', Social Europe
• 'EU’s carbon farming plan comes under fire', Politico
• 'EU’s Carbon Removals Certification Framework is certifiably problematic', Carbon Market Watch
• 'EU member states’ haphazard approach to carbon removals puts climate goals and nature at risk', Carbon Market Watch
• Le Label Bas-Carbone : outil d’optimisation ou de transition? , Le Réseau Action Climat [French]
• 'What are the European Commission’s plans for negative emissions?', Land and Climate Review

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.