Carbon Dioxide Removal: Policy Recommendations
Posted on February, 14 2025
It is now widely recognised that carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is needed to reach climate objectives alongside deep emissions reduction. Precisely how much carbon dioxide removals will be needed, which type, and where it will be deployed, depends on several factors, including the peak temperature reached and how quickly, and with how many residual emissions.
The current regulating framework is not sufficient to deliver an effective carbon dioxide Removal (CDR) strategy in Europe. There is a lack of clear measures that are needed to define the development and deployment of CDR in Europe, including appropriate targets, safeguarding principles, sustainability criteria, rules on the use of CDR credits, governance, and finance - especially regarding new technologies as permanent carbon dioxide removals.
WWF calls for strong safeguards to be introduced by European policymakers in all legislation relevant to CDR and for the creation of a consistent policy architecture for CDR . WWF developed policy recommendations to set out the key principles that should be applied by legislators in legislation dealing with CDR in the future. In particular they highlight the importance of CDR only being employed in addition to rapid emission reduction efforts, complementing not undermining mitigation strategies, bringing near-term and genuine CO2 removal based on the best available science and contributing to a just transition.
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WWF calls for strong safeguards to be introduced by European policymakers in all legislation relevant to CDR and for the creation of a consistent policy architecture for CDR . WWF developed policy recommendations to set out the key principles that should be applied by legislators in legislation dealing with CDR in the future. In particular they highlight the importance of CDR only being employed in addition to rapid emission reduction efforts, complementing not undermining mitigation strategies, bringing near-term and genuine CO2 removal based on the best available science and contributing to a just transition.
Read our policy recommendations
