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Publish date: November 4, 2022
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Bellona co-signed an NGO letter to the European Commission on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF), together with Carbon Market Watch, ECOS, EEB, IATP, FERN and WWF.
This CRCF can have merits and address a gap in the EU climate policy framework, but risks seriously undermining its own declared purpose of climate ambition. The following priorities need to be taken into account in the proposal for it to fulfill its potential,
and for the EU to take a leadership position in rolling out real and sustainable carbon removals.
Read the full letter here.
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While the Polish Presidency presents an opportunity to address critical challenges, its current priorities fall short of aligning European competitiveness and security with the urgent need for climate action. Bellona’s Roadmap for 2024-2029 calls on the EU to implement ambitious and science-based climate goals to achieve climate neutrality and strengthen EU security. By focusing on industrial decarbonisation, renewable energy integration, transparent climate policy, and green public procurement, the Presidency can lead the EU towards a resilient, competitive, and climate-neutral future. As such, Bellona calls on Poland to implement more concrete and ambitious climate policies and well-functioning markets for a net-zero world.
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