欧洲电力联盟-国际碳信用额 International Carbon Credits A Eurelectric consultation response paper

International

CarbonCredits

AEurelectricconsultationresponsepaper

April2026

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InternationalCarbonCredits

Fieldsmarkedwith*aremandatory.

Introduction

Background

Thisinitiativeaimstoclarifyhowthelimiteduseofhigh-qualityinternationalcarboncredits,assetoutinthe

revisedEuropeanClimateLaw,maybestsupportflexibilityandefficiencyinhowtheEU’s2040climatetargetisachieved.Itislinkedtootherinitiatives:First,thereviewofnationaltargetsandflexibilitiesintheEUclimatepolicyframeworkafter2030,includingtheEUEmissionsTradingSystem,theEffortSharingRegulationandtheLandUse,LandUseChangeandForestryRegulation.Second,thereviewoftheRegulationonthe

GovernanceofEnergyUnionandClimateAction.

TheCommissionproposedanamendmenttotheEuropeanClimateLawforanintermediatetargetofa90%reductioninnetgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsby2040,relativeto1990levels,withseveralflexibility

optionsfordesigningthepolicyarchitectureafter2030,includingthelimiteduseofhigh-qualityinternational

creditsunderArticle6oftheParisAgreementfrom2036to2040,tocomplementdomesticactiontoachieveclimateneutralityin2050.TheEUco-legislatorshavereachedprovisionalagreementontheamendment,

whichwillenterintoforcefollowingformaladoptionbyboththeEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil.The

amendmentrequirestheCommissiontoreflectanadequatecontributiontowardsthe2040climatetargetof

high-qualityinternationalcreditsofupto5%of1990EUnetemissionsandprovidesforapossiblepilotperiodbetween2031and2035,toinitiateahigh-qualityandhigh-integrityinternationalcreditmarket.

Guidanceonthequestionnaire

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respondtobothparts,andyoucanchoosetofillinonlyoneofthetwo.Inaddition,notallquestionsinthequestionnairehavetobeanswered.

1.Aboutyou:Sincethepublicconsultationisopentobothorganisationsandcitizens,thefirstblockconsistsofquestionsrelatedtoyourprofileasanindividualoranorganisation.

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2.Generalsection:ThesecondblockconsistsofquestionsrelatedtoyouropinionontheEU’suseofinternationalcarboncredits,associatedopportunitiesandchallenges.

3.Expertssection:Thethirdblockconsistsofasectionoftechnicalquestionsrelatedtospecificaspectsofinternationalcredits.

Attheendofthequestionnaire,youareinvitedtoprovideanyadditionalcommentsandtouploadanyadditionalinformation,positionpapersorpolicybriefsthatexpressyourpositionorviewsorthoseofyourorganisation.

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I/myorganisationisinvolvedin:

Producing,selling,orplanningtosellinternationalcarboncredits

Trading/purchasinginternationalcarboncreditsorprovidingservicesrelatedtointernationalcarboncredits

Providingexpertadviceoninternationalcarboncredits

Buying,usingorplanningtouseinternationalcarboncredits

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Sections

Whichsectionsdoyouwanttorespondto?

Generalsection(Section1)

Expertssection(Section2)

Generalsection

Generalconsiderationsontheuseofinternationalcarboncredits

1)Doyousupporttheuseofinternationalcarboncreditstocontributeto

achievetheEU’s2040climatetargetassetoutintheEuropeanClimateLaw?

TheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilhaveagreedonanEUclimatetargetto

reduceEUnetgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsby90%below1990levelsin2040.ThistargetshallbeachievedboththroughclimateactionwithintheEUandalimiteduseofinternationalcarboncredits,derivedfromemissionsreductionsorenhanced

removalsinotherpartsoftheworld,tooffsetGHGemissionsintheEUofupto5%of

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1990EUnetemissionsby2040.Toavoiddoublecounting,UNrulesrequirethatthemitigationoutcomessoldascarboncreditcannolongerbeclaimedtowardsthe

emissionreductiongoalsofthesellingcountry.Throughthepurchaseofsuchcredits,emissionreductionsareachievedelsewhere,andtheemissionreductionis

accountedfortheEUininternationalreporting.

TheproposedEUemissionreductionfor2040isdefinedagainstthebaselineoftotalEUemissionsin1990.Forreference,1%oftotal1990emissionswouldbe

approximately47MtC02eq.,roughlyequivalenttothetotalannualemissionsofSwedenin2024.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesyouropinion?

TheEUshouldbuyanduseinternationalcarboncreditsfromoutsidetheEUtowardsits2040targettocover5%of1990emissions

TheEUshouldbuyanduseinternationalcreditsfromoutsidetheEUtowardsits2040targetforlessthan5%of1990emissions

Iamindifferent

Idisagree;theEUshouldachieveitsclimatetargetsthroughdomesticactiononly

Idonotknow

2)HowshouldinternationalcreditsbeusedtosupporttheEUtoachieveits2040target?Pleaseindicateyourpreferredoption.

Flexibility–CreditsshouldbeboughttoprovidethepossibilityfortheEUorforaMemberStatetoachievepartoftheirtargetusinginternationalcredits

Independent–CreditsshouldbeaseparatepillaroftheEUclimatearchitectureandnotbeusedaspartofothertargetsandpolicies

Idon’tknow

Other(specify):

3)Whoshouldfinanceinternationalcredits?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

TheEUfromtheEUbudget

EUMemberStatesfromMemberStatebudgets

Companiese.g.underthepolluterpaysprincipleortofulfiltheirnet-zerocommitments

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RevenuesgeneratedthroughtheEUEmissionsTradingSystem(ETS)

4)Doyouseeanybenefitsfromthepurchaseanduseofinternationalcarboncreditsand,ifso,which?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Idonotseeanybenefitsfromthepurchaseanduseofinternationalcarboncredits

Itcansupportinvestmentsandtheeconomicdevelopmentofothercountries

Itcanincentivisethedevelopmentandscalingupofnewandinnovativelow-carbontechnologiesandtheirimplementationinnon-EUcountries

Itcansupportecosystemprotectionandrestorationinothercountries,contributingtosustainedmitigationandclimateresilience

ItcanstrengthentheresilienceofglobalsupplychainsforproductssoldonEUmarkets,suchasintheagri-foodvaluechain

Itcandrivedownglobalemissionsmorerapidly

Itcanbemorecost-efficientthandomesticemissionsreductions

ItcansupportEUcompetitivenessbyalleviatingpressureonEU-basedindustry

ItcanbemoreacceptabletoEUcitizensthandomesticclimateaction

Itcanassistother,non-EUcountries,inachievingapathwaytowardstheParisAgreementgoals

Itcangiveothercountriesexperienceofpricingcarbon

Itcancontributetoglobalclimatejustice

Other(specify):

5)Doyouseeanynegativeaspectsinthepurchaseanduseofinternationalcarboncreditsand,ifso,which?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Idonotseeanynegativeaspects

Itcanbeunreliableintermsofenvironmentalintegrity,includingrisksrelatedtoadditionality,permanenceandimpactsonecosystemsandbiodiversity

ItismobilisingEUinvestmentinthirdcountriesinsteadofinvestingintheEU.ThisriskstakinginvestmentawayfromEUcompaniesorprojects

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ItcanleadtointernationalcriticismthattheEUisoutsourcingitsmitigationeffortstoothercountries

ItcanbemorecostlyinthelongrunastheEUstillneedstoinvestinthegreentransitiontocutitsemissionsandgettodomesticclimateneutralityby2050anddomesticemissionswillbehigherin2040thanwithouttheuseofinternational

credits

Itcanprovidecompetitiveadvantagesinnon-EUcountrieswhereEUmoneyisspenttobuildupcapacityinremovalandotheremissions-cuttingtechnologies

ItcannegativelyaffectthecredibilityoftheEU’s2040targetorthecredibilityofitsroleasaleaderintermsofinternationalclimateaction

Itcanincreasetheriskoflock-inintocarbon-intensiveinfrastructureintheEUbydelayingdomesticactionwhileatthesametimeriskingslowingdowninnovationandtheuptakeofgreentechnologiesintheEU

Itcanbeadministrativelycumbersomeandcostlytoimplement

Itcanmakeitmoredifficultfornon-EUcountriestomeetambitiousmitigation

commitmentsbecausethecheapestemissionsreductionsmaybesoldtotheEU

Itcanmakeitmoredifficultfornon-EUcountriestosetambitiousmitigationcommitmentsastheyhaveanincentivetomaximisethesaleofinternationalcarboncredits

Itcangiverisetotheriskthatsourcecountriesdonoteffectivelymanagetheriskofreversalofemissionremovalprojects

Other(specify):

Pleasespecify:

150character(s)maximum

Alloftheserisksareconcrete,butcanbeeffectivelyaddressedandpreventedthroughasolidEUlegalframeworkoninternationalcarboncredits.

6)Howconfidentareyouthatinternationalcarboncreditprojectsdelivertheclaimedemissionreductions?

Veryconfident

Somewhatconfident

Indifferent

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Notveryconfident

Notconfidentatall

Idon’tknow

7)Inyouropinion,wherewouldmoneyforclimateactionbebestspent,withintheEUoroutsidetheEU?

1=TheEUwouldbebetteradvisedtousefinanceforclimateactionforinvestmentsintheEU

5=TheEUwouldbebetteradvisedtousefinanceforclimateactionforinvestmentsoutsidetheEU

Pleaseindicateasbelowonascaleof1to5.

1

2

3

4

5

I

don’

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know

Buyinginternationalcarboncreditsfromnon-EUcountries

meansinvestingmoneyoutsidetheEUratherthaninvestingindomesticclimateactioninsidetheEU.

Expertssection

TheEUregulatoryframework

1)Ifinternationalcarboncreditsareusedtopartlyachievethe2040climatetargetthesewillsubstituteclimateactionwithintheEU.Inwhichsectors

shouldtheuseofinternationalcarboncreditsfrommitigationinnon-EUcountriesreplaceEUdomesticclimateaction?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Insectorswheretheactionneededtotransitiontonet-zeroismostexpensive(usingacost-efficientapproach)

Tocompensatefornaturaldisturbancesinthelanduse,landusechangeandforestrysector

SectorscurrentlycoveredbyMemberStatetargetsundertheEffortSharing

Regulation,i.e.roadtransport,buildings,agriculture,smallindustryandwaste.

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InsectorscurrentlycoveredbyETS1(energy-intensiveindustry,theenergysector,theaviationandmaritimesectors)

Effortsshouldbeequallyreducedacrossallsectors

None,internationalcarboncreditsshouldonlybeusedontopofdomesticmeasurestomeetthe2040target

2)Ifinternationalcarboncreditswereusedtoreplaceapartofthe

reductionsnecessaryundertheEUETS,whichtypeofcreditsshouldbepurchased?

Anykindofinternationalcredits

Onlycreditsguaranteeingpermanentreductionorremoval

Noneatall

3)Ifinternationalcarboncreditswereusedtoreplaceapartofthe

reductionsnecessaryintheLULUCFsector,whichtypeofcreditsshouldbepurchased?

Anykindofinternationalcredits

Onlycreditsrelatedtolanduse,includingnon-permanentcredits

Onlycreditsthatprovidepermanentemissionreductionorremoval

Onlycreditsthatdemonstratelong-termecosystemintegrity

Implementation

4)BasedonwhichcriteriashouldtheEUselectthecountriesfromwhichcreditswillbepurchased?

Co-legislatorshavedecided'toensurethattheyarebasedoncredibleand

transformativeactivitiesinpartnercountrieswiththeaimofachievingclimatetargetsandpoliciescompatiblewiththelong-termtemperaturegoalintheParisAgreementandaresubjecttorobustsafeguards,includingensuringintegrity,avoidanceof

doublecounting,additionality,permanence,transparentgovernance,strong

monitoring,reportingandverificationmethodologies,aswellaseconomic,socialand

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environmentalco-benefitsandhumanrightssafeguards,andhighambitionfortheshareofproceedsforadaptationandsharingofmitigationbenefitswithconcernedcountries.’

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Levelofclimateambitionshowingasufficientlevelofdomesticclimateambition

Levelofdevelopment-onlyleastdevelopedcountries

Countrieswiththelargestpotentialtogeneratecredits

Countrieswiththepotentialtogeneratethecheapestcredits

Closeeconomic/traderelationswiththeEU

Accessioncountries-countriespreparingtojointheEUinthefuture

Sharedvaluesandgeostrategicinterests

Countriesthatrespectdemocracyandhumanrights,inlinewithEUvalues

TheEUshouldbuydirectlyonthemarket,irrespectiveofthecountryoforigin

Other(specify):

IfOther:

150character(s)maximum

Countrieswithclearcarbonrules(creditownership,transfer,Article6).EnableEUclimatediplomacyviaeligible-countrywhite/blacklists.

5)Whichaspects(otherthanclimatechangemitigation)shouldtheEUtakeintoaccountwhenselectingsectorsortypesofmitigationactivityasa

sourceofinternationalcarboncredits?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

ContributiontotheEU’seconomicandindustrialdevelopment

SupportforthedevelopmentofEUcleantechindustry

Supportforthedevelopmentofnewinnovativetechnologies

SupportforthedevelopmentofEU-basedentitiesinvolvedincarboncreditactivities

Co-benefitswiththeprotectionandrestorationofbiodiversityandecosystems

Co-benefitswithadaptationandresiliencetoclimatechange

Co-benefitswithsocialandeconomicdevelopment

Others(specify):

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6)Whatadditionalchecks(ifany)shouldtheEUconsidertoimplementaneffectiveandtransparentprocessforthevalidationandverificationof

activities?

Validationandverificationofcarboncreditshasbeenakeypillarforstrengtheningtheirintegrity.Independentvalidationandverificationbodiesaretaskedwith

providinganunbiasedjudgementofwhetheractivitiesmeettherequirementsof

standardsandmethodologies,andwhetheremissionreductionsandremovalshavebeenproperlyquantified.However,flawsintheprocess,suchasthefactthatthe

validationandverificationbodiesareselectedandpaidbytheprojectdevelopers

themselves,mayappear.Thisquestionaimstogatherfeedbackonhowtoimprovevalidationandverificationpractices,aspartofanEUpurchasingprogrammefor

internationalcarboncredits.

1000character(s)maximum

Pleasespecifyintextbelow;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

RobustMRV,transparencyandenvironmentalintegrityrequirementsareneededforinternationalcarboncredits,inlinewiththeCRCFFramework.

Third‑partyverificationofemissionreductionsandremovalsoutsidetheEUmustbecarriedoutunder

certificationschemesrecognisedandapprovedbytheEuropeanCommission,therebyguaranteeinguniformqualitystandardsforpurchasers.Oversightofvalidationandverificationbodiesshouldbeenhancedthroughdetailedaccreditationrequirements,regularperformancereviews,andstrongconflict‑of‑interestsafeguards,particularlywhenverifiersareselectedandpaidbyprojectdevelopers.Atthesametime,transparencyshouldbeensuredthroughpublicationofmethodologies,monitoringdata,andauditfindings.Allmeasuresshould

remainproportionateandalignedwithArticle6andinternationalbestpractices,avoidingunnecessaryadministrativecomplexity.

7)WhattransparencyprovisionsshouldtheEUimplementaspartof

bilateralpurchasingagreements,toguaranteeanadequatelevelofaccesstoinformationforthepublic?

1000character(s)maximum

Pleasespecifyintextbelow;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

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TheEUshouldrequirefullpublicdisclosureofbilateralagreements,includingeligiblecreditingprogrammes,volumespurchased,priceranges,methodologiesappliedincludingbaselines,correspondingadjustment

arrangements,safeguardsagainstreversalandbenefit-sharingarrangements.TheEUshouldensure

transparentreportingonhowcreditscontributetohostcountryNDCs,inlinewithArticle6.TheEUshould

publishmonitoringreports,verificationoutcomesandinformationonpermanencesafeguards,consistentwiththeemphasisonrobustMRVandintegrity.Transparencyrulesshouldbestandardised,proportionate,and

alignedwithinternationalpractice.

OnebestpracticeistheapproachadoptedbySingaporeinitsCarbonPricingAct,whichisconsideredtobebasedonarobusttransparencyandintegrityframework.

8)Beyondthepotentialcontributiontoadaptationfinance(levyofashareofproceeds)whenpurchasinginternationalcreditsasrecommendedunder

Article6.2oftheParisAgreement,howshouldbilateralpurchasingagreementsbenefitadaptationandresilience?

Nofurtheradaptationbenefitsbeyondthelevy

Throughrequirementsforacertainshareofprojectstodeliververifiedadaptationbenefits

Throughrequirementsforauthorisedentitiestoimplementadaptationactionsalongside(butnotnecessarilyintegratedinto)themitigationactionsthatwillgenerateinternationallytransferredmitigationoutcomes(ITMOs)

Other(specify):

9)Whatproportionofthemitigationoutcomesgeneratedshouldbelefttothebenefitofthepartneringcountry?

Itispossiblethataproportionoftheachievedmitigationoutcomesbelefttobenefitthesourcecountrysothatcooperationsupportsanddoesnotunderminethe

partneringcountry’sclimateambition.Theproportionoftheachievedmitigationoutcomesisthenaccountedforinthepartneringcountry’sinventory.

Nomitigationoutcomebenefitshouldbeshared,allbenefitsshouldgototheEU

Lessthan50%

50%

Morethan50%

Idon’tknow

Determinedonacase-by-casebasis,(pleasespecifybelow):

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Othercommentsorsuggestions(pleasespecifybelow):

Pleasespecify:

150character(s)maximum

Basedonhostcountry’sclimateambition,thecontributiontoitsNDC,activitytype,andapplicableintegritysafeguards.

Qualityofcredits

10)FromwhichtypeofactionshouldtheEUbuycredits?

Emissionreductions

Removals

All

None

11)WhichqualityaspectsorcriteriashouldtheEUconsideraprioritywhenpurchasinginternationalcredits?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Theadditionalityofthemitigationoutcomes

Theconsistencyofthequantificationmethodsandcreditinglevels(includingthebaselines)withtheEUandtheParisAgreementclimategoals

Consistencywithlong-termecosystemintegrityandtheavoidanceofbiodiversityloss

Theavoidanceoflock-inofhighlevelsofemissions,oremission-intensivetechnologiesorpracticesinthehostcountry

Therobustnessandconservativenessofthemonitoringandcalculationofthemitigationoutcomes

Theprevention,reductionandremediationofleakageofemissions

Thepermanenceofthemitigationoutcomes

Theapplicationofrobustsocial,environmentalandhumanrightssafeguardsandgrievancemechanismsintheimplementationofthemitigationactivities

Therobustnessandtransparencyofthecreditingprogrammegovernance(includingthird-partyvalidationandverification)

Others(specify):

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Pleasespecify:

150character(s)maximum

Fortechnology-basedcredits,eligibilitycouldconsiderwhethertheyalsooffereconomicorR&IbenefitsforEurope(seealsoe.g.Japan).

12)FromwhichtypesofmitigationactivityshouldtheEUprioritisethepurchaseofcredits?

Multipleanswerspossible;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

Forestryandlanduse(afforestation,reforestation,forestmanagement,soilmanagement,peatlandrewetting,landrestoration)

Agriculture(entericmethanereduction,sustainableagriculturalpractices,biochar,biogasproduction,N2Oabatement)

Power(off-andon-gridrenewableenergy,earlyretirementofcoalpowergeneration,CCSinthepowersector,leakdetectionandrepairingas

infrastructure,biodigesters,grids)

Industry(industrialenergyefficiency,industrialCCS)

Waste(landfillgascapture,landfillavoidance)

Removals(DACCS,BECCS,biochar,marinecarbondioxideremoval)

Othertechnologies(efficientcookingstoves,reductionsofnon-CO2climateimpactsofaviationandmaritimeactivities)

Other(specify):

Pleasespecify:

150character(s)maximum

A'likeforlike'basisiscrucial:onlypermanenttechremovalsforESRemissions;nature-basedremovalsforLULUCFpossibletoo.RobustMRVcrucial.

13)Doyouhaveanyspecificconcernsorsuggestionsregardingthetypesof

activities?

1000character(s)maximum

Pleasespecifyintextbelow;ifnoopinionpleaseskipandgotothenextquestion

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ThroughArticle6.2,theEUandthehostcountrywouldmutuallyagreeonalistofapprovedprogrammes,thatcouldincludeindependentstandards(e.g.,Verra,GoldStandard)aswellasArticle6.4PACM,and

methodologies,andauthoriseprojectsthatgenerateeligiblecarboncreditstocomewithcorresponding

adjustments.EUshouldpublishalistofhost-countryspecificprogrammesandmethodologiesandupdateitregularly.CompaniesandMemberStatescanthendirectlyworkwithprojectdevelopers(orthroughathird-partyserviceprovider)toeithersourceeligiblecreditsfromexistingprojectsordevelopnewones.

Alleligibleactivitiesshouldmeetclearlydefinedcriteriasuchasadditionality,permanence,MRV,etc.

14)HowshouldtheEUaimtoimproveontherulesdefinedbytheArticle6.4mechanism,wh