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Union certification framework for carbon removals

2022/0394(COD)·9th term·AGRI / ENVI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Standardisation, EC/EU standards and trade mark, certification, compliance · Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): PEREIRA Lídia (EPP)
Summary

This dossier concerns a Union certification framework for carbon removals. The amendments revise the regulation's scope and recitals, debating whether to cover carbon farming and biogenic emissions reduction alongside carbon removals, referencing the Paris Agreement, IPCC reports, biodiversity and zero-pollution objectives, avoidance of greenwashing, and existing standards such as Gold Standard, VERRA and the French Label Bas Carbone; one committee proposes rejecting the Commission proposal.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    30 May 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
  2. Plenary vote — Passed
    21 Nov 2023 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  3. Plenary vote — Adopted
    10 Apr 2024 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 158
  4. Procedure completed
1,319
Amendments
distinct, in window
67
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
30 May 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
Dates

Plenary votes

3 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

GroupShift
EPPFor98%For96%consistent
S&DFor93%For98%consistent
RenewFor98%For98%consistent
Greens/EFAFor99%For82%consistent
ECRAbstained77%Against85%Abstained → Against
The LeftAbstained79%Against85%Abstained → Against
IDAgainst58%Against69%consistent
Non-attachedFor41%For40%consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

  1. 21 Nov 2023Failedoutcome from totals
    On amendment 155 — the annex I
    Official label: Après l'annexe I - Am 155 · what was voted ↗
    217 for383 against29 abstentions73 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

  2. 21 Nov 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    448 for65 against114 abstentions75 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

  3. 10 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
    On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 158
    Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 158 · what was voted ↗
    441 for139 against41 abstentions84 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE749.070 ↗PE749.197 ↗PE749.223 ↗PE749.224 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

67 Members · by amendment count
1🇫🇮
Ville NIINISTÖ
Greens / EFA · Finland
143(143 solo)
2🇩🇪
Ulrike MÜLLER
Renew Europe · Germany
138(37 solo)
3🇩🇰
Asger CHRISTENSEN
Renew Europe · Denmark
127
4🇸🇪
Pär HOLMGREN
Greens / EFA · Sweden
97(97 solo)
5🇸🇪
Emma WIESNER
Renew Europe · Sweden
95
6🇩🇰
Erik POULSEN
Renew Europe · Denmark
95
7🇳🇱
Jan HUITEMA
Renew Europe · Netherlands
93
8🇩🇪
Tiemo WÖLKEN
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
83(83 solo)
9🇮🇪
Mick WALLACE
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Ireland
75
10🇮🇪
Clare DALY
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Ireland
75
11🇦🇹
Alexander BERNHUBER
European People's Party (EPP) · Austria
65(65 solo)
12🇮🇹
Achille VARIATI
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
62(25 solo)
13🇷🇴
Daniel BUDA
European People's Party (EPP) · Romania
57(20 solo)
14🇷🇴
Dacian CIOLOŞ
Renew Europe · Romania
56(56 solo)
15🇵🇱
Anna ZALEWSKA
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
48(48 solo)
16🇦🇹
Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER
European People's Party (EPP) · Austria
47
17🇮🇹
Herbert DORFMANN
European People's Party (EPP) · Italy
40
18🇵🇱
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
37
19🇵🇱
Krzysztof JURGIEL
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
37
20🇭🇺
Attila ARA-KOVÁCS
Socialists & Democrats · Hungary
37
21🇮🇪
Colm MARKEY
European People's Party (EPP) · Ireland
37
22🇳🇱
Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
37
23🇫🇷
Anne SANDER
European People's Party (EPP) · France
36(36 solo)
24🇸🇰
Martin HOJSÍK
Renew Europe · Slovakia
35
25🇨🇿
Martin HLAVÁČEK
Renew Europe · Czechia
32

The amendments, in full text

1,319 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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