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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2026)0553 – 2026/2598(DEA))

On the Commission delegated regulation of 3 February 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities

B-10-2026-0181

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Michael Bloss

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Parliament raises objections to the Commission delegated regulation on certification methodologies for permanent carbon removal activities, arguing it fails to respect key principles of Regulation (EU) 2024/3012. The resolution calls for the regulation not to enter into force and asks the Commission to be notified accordingly.

Key points

  1. Parliament objects to the delegated regulation because the proposed methodologies do not cover all direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions over the full life cycle.
  2. The biochar methodologies only require limited monitoring until application or incorporation, with no monitoring of potential releases or reversals afterwards.
  3. Without adequate monitoring, no manager can be held responsible for managing reversals after biochar is applied or incorporated.
  4. The sustainability requirements do not exclude biomass feedstocks harmful to biodiversity, such as those from forest monocultures.
  5. Parliament instructs its President to transmit the resolution to the Commission and to communicate that the delegated regulation cannot enter into force.
  6. Parliament also instructs its President to transmit the resolution to the Council and to member states' governments and parliaments.

Who is affected

  • The Commission: the delegated regulation cannot enter into force if Parliament's objection is upheld.
  • Managers or groups of managers of permanent carbon removal activities, especially biochar, would be affected by the objection.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union