QU.A.L.ITY soil carbon removals? Assessing the EU Framework for Carbon Removal Certification from a climate-friendly soil management perspective

Generally, the Framework should clearly state the eligible use of certified credits from different activities, as the use of the certifi- cate should determine the design of the framework. [...] • The total removals achieved under the carbon removal activity: this presuma- bly corresponds to the total removals that are achieved with the implementation of the soil management measures undertaken under the activity. [...] ITY soil carbon removals? Assessing the EU Framework for Carbon Removal Certification from a climate- friendly soil management perspective 5.2 How does the proposal address the challenge of non- permanence? The proposal includes the following provisions to address the risk of non-permanence: • Operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the long-term storage of carb. [...] 6(2)(b)); • For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by the re- moval activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period (Art. [...] After the expiry of the certificates, the carbon should be assumed to be released into the atmosphere, unless the operator “proves the mainte- nance of the carbon storage through uninterrupted monitoring activities”; this element of the recital is not taken up in the Articles and there is no information in the proposal that further specifies this statement.