'Towards a buyer's club of carbon farming credits?' (DG Clima / Deloitte / study)

Following the CRCF (Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification Regulation) roll out in 2024 by the European Commission, various initiatives contribute to the settling and the emergence of this new market. Among these initiatives, a study, called 'Support to the design of policy options for financial incentives for carbon farming', conducted by Deloitte on behalf of the DG Clima, has been published on 29/09/2025.

It aims at defining the most efficient ways to stimulate demand, lower barriers for project developers, and create a high-integrity carbon farming market across Europe.
Through a series of in-depth interviews, a 300 attendants stakeholders' workshop, and a thorough assessment of existing funding models, the study sheds light on the drivers and barriers to the settlement and rise of a carbon farming credits market.

The authors explore four financial mechanisms that could boost the carbon farming market : buyers' club (an advance market commitment, on the model of the Frontier Climate Initiative for carbon removal ); reverse auctions; carbon fund; debt-oriented…