In order to achieve the European Union’s climate neutrality objective, it is essential to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, as there will always be sectors that emit greenhouse gases (GHG). Soil and biomass are capable of sequestering and storing carbon, which is why the land sector is playing an increasingly important role in climate policy. On 10 December 2024, the Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) held a Member State expert working group meeting on related tasks, with the participation of our colleagues, Csilla Óvári and Dávid Pozsonyi.
The event provided information on the 2025 GHG inventory reporting period, the GHG projections that are part of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) progress report, the tasks related to the development of financial incentives to support the green transition of agri-food value chains, and the development of the EU carbon certification system. The EU regulation that forms the basis of the system was published on 27 November 2024, the development of the implementing rules is already in progress and will continue next year in the form of thematic online workshops, in which AKI also participates.
The EU CAP Network recently published a study on the GHG reduction potential of Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans. As part of the programme, several Member States shared good practices, including the Dutch annual climate and energy projections, Denmark’s new taxation system and Ireland’s results-based agri-environment payment scheme.
