EU Reaches Deal to Certify, Monitor Carbon Removal Activities

The new law will enable income generation for businesses engaged in carbon removal and farmers who apply carbon farming, the EU says.

Two employees work on pipes carrying liquid CO2 at the Schwarze Pumpe power station in Brandenburg, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2008. Michael Urban/ DDP/AFP via Getty Images

Two legislative bodies of the European Union (EU) reached a tentative agreement on Feb. 20 over new rules for the voluntary certification, registration, and monitoring of carbon removals within the bloc.

The European Council and the European Parliament agreed to define and regulate permanent carbon removals, carbon farming, and carbon storage in products to address climate change, according to a statement from the council.