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policy instrument
EU ETS BECCS Integration Recommendation
Jurisdiction countryEU
Instrument typecompliance-inclusion
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysBioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statusproposed
DetailA Brussels-based think tank recommends formally recognising Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) as a compliance option under the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS), with environmental safeguards to avoid increasing pressure on Europe's forest carbon sink.
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway noterecommends formally recognising BECCS as a compliance option under the EU ETS
Previous authorityregistry
Correction noteWritten by a government or intergovernmental body, so a policy and not a standard.
Correction date2026-10-28
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