The European Commission has adopted rules to implement the EU-wide voluntary certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming. This will be boosted further by three initiatives announced in the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy.
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In December 2025, the European Commission will launch an Horizon Europe call worth approximately €600 million to fund research and innovation projects supporting the Clean Industrial Deal.
The European Commission invests €2.9 billion from the Innovation Fund to support 61 innovative net-zero technology projects, accelerating the EU’s transition to climate neutrality and sustainable energy solutions.
On 27 October 2025, the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA) held its 6th General Assembly at EUROCONTROL
The amended Regulation as regards simplifying and strengthening the CBAM has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The feedback received will inform the Commission’s initiative planned for 2026.
On 28 August 2025, the Commission launched a call for evidence to gather stakeholder opinions on rules for calculating emissions in CBAM goods, adjusting CBAM certificates to reflect EU ETS free allocation, and deducting carbon prices paid in third countries.
The European Commission has selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Denmark and Luxembourg have revised their use of ETS flexibility under the Effort Sharing Regulation and will not cancel any ETS allowances between 2026 and 2030. The Commission has updated Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 to reflect these changes.
The Commission announced in its European Steel and Metals Action Plan an initiative that aims at extending the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) scope to some downstream products to reduce the risk of carbon leakage.
