CRCF live feed
Track every move in the EU certification process.
What is already law, what is only a draft, and what is still being argued about in Brussels. We label each one so you do not have to guess.
3 Jun 2026
Puro.earth launches a CRCF Program for permanent removals
In discussion
Puro.earth started a CRCF Program to certify CRCF Certified Units for EU-based DACCS, BioCCS and biochar projects, in line with the adopted CRCF methodologies, and applied to be recognised as a certification scheme under the CRCF Regulation. It runs alongside the existing Puro Standard. For buyers it is an early, concrete route to source CRCF-eligible permanent removals through established registry infrastructure.
Source: Puro.earth / Carbon Herald
1 Jun 2026
DG CLIMA webinar explains the scheme recognition process
Adopted / In discussion
DG CLIMA held a public webinar on the recognition process for certification schemes under the CRCF Regulation. It covered requirements from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2358 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285. The recording and slides are to be published on the event page.
Source: DG CLIMA
29 May 2026
Commission reports progress on market build-up and recognition
Adopted / In discussion
DG CLIMA published a news item on the first CRCF Days (20-21 May 2026, Brussels). Certification schemes can now apply for recognition by the Commission. The EU Buyers Club is described as voluntary market coordination for permanent removals and carbon farming, with offtake agreements expected by the end of 2026.
Source: DG CLIMA
29 May 2026
CRCF review in late 2026 to assess SBTi and GHG Protocol use
Proposed
The same DG CLIMA item of 29 May states that the Commission will present a CRCF review, as part of a package on national targets, at the end of 2026. The review will assess how CRCF units can be used under the GHG Protocol and the SBTi. This comes amid open questions on SBTi V2 compatibility.
Source: DG CLIMA
Ongoing (as of 29 May 2026)
Carbon farming methodologies in final phase of Commission adoption
Proposed
According to DG CLIMA (CRCF Days, May 2026), the first carbon farming methodologies (soils, peatland rewetting, afforestation) are in the final phase of adoption by the Commission. A public consultation on drafts ran until 19 February 2026 on Have Your Say. No specific adoption date was communicated.
Source: DG CLIMA / Have Your Say
3 Feb 2026
Commission adopts first certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals
Adopted
The European Commission adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/285, establishing the first certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals (DACCS, BioCCS, biochar) under the CRCF framework. It marked the shift from rule-setting to operational market, with the Commission describing it as the world's first voluntary standard for permanent removals. For buyers, this is the legal foundation that makes CRCF-certified permanent removal credits possible.
Source: EU Commission / DG CLIMA
20 Nov 2025
Implementing Regulation for certification bodies and audits in force
Adopted
The Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2358. It sets rules for certification schemes, certification bodies and audits under the CRCF Regulation (EU 2024/3012). It is the operational basis for recognising certification schemes.
Source: EUR-Lex
Key dates
When CRCF gets real for buyers.
The dates that decide when you can buy and what counts. Forward-looking, updated as the rules land.
31 Jul 2026
Commission report on ETS treatment of permanent removals due
Key date
How permanent removals could be accounted for in the EU ETS. A statutory report, not yet a mechanism.
Summer 2026
Carbon farming methodologies expected
Key date
First methodologies for soils, peatland rewetting and afforestation expected to be adopted.
Late 2026
SBTi V2 expected to be finalised
Key date
Critical for buyers. The draft could exclude CRCF units from neutralisation because they count toward the EU NDC. Watch this closely.
Q4 2026
Carbon storage in products methodology expected
Key date
Methodology for durable storage in products, for example mineralisation in building materials.
By end 2026
First EU Buyers' Club offtake agreements expected
Key date
The EU Buyers' Club is the EU's voluntary market coordination for permanent removals and carbon farming. First offtake agreements are expected by the end of 2026.
End 2026 into 2027
First CRCF-certified units expected
Key date
From here you can buy certified CRCF supply. The most important date for buyers.
Early 2027
EU Buyers' Club carbon farming track operational
Key date
The carbon farming track of the EU Buyers' Club starts operating, alongside the permanent removals track.
1 Jan 2028
SBTi V2 becomes mandatory
Key date
From here companies setting science-based targets must follow SBTi V2. Whether CRCF units qualify is the open question to track.
27 Dec 2028
EU Union Registry to be established
Key date
Central EU registry for certified units. Until then, recognised schemes keep their own registries.