Ensuring carbon farming delivers sustainability benefits
The document below is the second output from Credible’s Focus Group 2.1. By sending your opinion on the matter, you can contribute to bringing valuable knowledge to the attention of the broader expert community and policymakers. This public consultation is monitored closely by the Expert Group on Carbon Removals that supports the Commission in its efforts to develop the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. We therefore invite all stakeholders and simple citizens to make your voice heard. It is the time to contribute to fair and transparent European policies, ones that can help the agricultural and forest sectors to stand out as an important solution to our current climate crisis.
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Aligning CRCF Sustainability Goals with Circular Bio-Based Soil Innovations We encourage the CRCF certification framework to explicitly recognize and support the use of biodegradable, circular, and microplastic-free soil amendments that actively contribute to sustainability objectives beyond carbon removal. In particular, soil inputs derived from bio-based waste materials, structured using fungal or microbial matrices, and enriched with carbon-sequestering agents such as biochar, can provide multiple co-benefits aligned with Article 7(f) of the CRCF Regulation:
Enhancement of soil organic matter and microbial activity Support for biodiversity and ecosystem functions at the soil and landscape level Prevention of pollution, including avoidance of synthetic binders and microplastic residues Circularity in material use, particularly in nutrient delivery and restoration strategies These solutions can play a vital role in advancing CRCF's ambition to deliver sustainability co-benefits beyond minimum requirements, and should be eligible for recognition under the Sustainability+ label.
We recommend including: Positive examples of nature-based, fully degradable soil inputs Integration with low-cost, farm-level indicators for biodiversity and soil health Alignment with digital farm environment plans and MRV approaches that are farmer-friendly and scalable Such inputs can serve both regenerative agriculture and broader land restoration objectives, especially on mineral soils where synthetic or plastic-bound materials risk undermining long-term sustainability outcomes.