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policy instrument
EU ETS Article 9c permanent carbon removals procurement programme
Jurisdiction countryEU
Instrument typeprocurement
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysBioenergy with carbon capture and storage, Direct air capture
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailUnder proposed Article 9c, the EU-wide quantity of allowances would increase by 250 million; the European Commission would auction those allowances and use the revenue to centrally purchase an equivalent amount of permanent removal units from BioCCS and DACCS projects. Individual emitters could not use removals directly for their own ETS compliance. The proposal establishes principles that permane
Monetary noteFunded by auctioning 250 million additional EU Allowances (EUAs), plus up to 10 million allowances from within the existing cap if initial funding is insufficient; the page notes this supports an average removal price only about 104% of the average EUA auction price, and that if purchased removals cost EUR 100 more than an EUA, acquiring 250 Mt would require approximately EUR 25 billion of additio
Stated statusproposed (legislation not yet adopted; eligibility rules not finalised)
Merged duplicates[object Object], [object Object]
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway noteCommission would purchase permanent removal units from BioCCS and DACCS projects, with biochar explicitly excluded
Stated jurisdictionEuropean Union
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