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Carbon farming innovation and scale-up

eu HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03 · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)

Statusforthcoming
Opens20 Apr 2027
Deadline23 Sep 2027 — 375 days
ActionHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
Official pagehttps://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunit…
Fetched2026-09-13 04:00:37+00:00

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Scope

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: models, methods and data needed for the quantification of carbon farming activities and results are available for integration in a single monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system, so that the costs and burden associated to carbon farming MRV are reduced to a minimum; use of carbon-removal and emission-reduction certification is facilitated at scale, and the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation [1] becomes the basis for cost-effective certification of carbon farming in different contexts; carbon farming actors involved in CRCF implementation in different roles – including land managers and other market participants as well as certification and governance bodies – have access to relevant scientific knowledge and tailored technical support for the implementation of CRCF rules. Scope: The CRCF Regulation creates the first EU-wide voluntary framework for certifying carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products across Europe. By establishing EU quality criteria and laying down monitoring and reporting processes, the CRCF Regulation will facilitate investment in innovative carbon removal technologies, as well as sustainable carbon farming solutions, while addressing greenwashing. By 2026, the Commission will have adopted the first EU certification methodologies for different carbon farming activities through delegated acts, will have issued implementing acts with certification rules, and will have started the process of recognising certification schemes entitled to apply CRCF rules. With implementation of CRCF expected to start in 2027, this topic should serve to develop innovations and knowledge facilitating and enhancing its implementation on the ground. Proposals should: develop innovations to facilitate carbon farming certification, particularly by integrating advanced technologies (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Earth observation, IoT) and by enhancing cooperation among holders of relevant knowledge and data (e.g., networks of benchmark sites, ring tests among soil laboratories, interoperability of relevant datasets), in order to harmonise data collection and verification and to minimise administrative burden for operators; maintain open-access lists of models, sampling protocols, datasets of emission factors and other relevant data to harmonise sustainability benchmarks for carbon farming activities, enhance the robustness of company-level and national greenhouse gas inventorie…

What consortia for this call have looked like

2 projects have been funded under this line (HORIZON-CL6-CLIMATE-03) in Horizon Europe and H2020. This is what they were made of — not a recommendation, just what the Commission signed.

16partners, typically
range 13–16
11countries per consortium
14 seen across all of them
29organisations in total
across those projects

The mix of organisations

10 research organisations
7 companies
7 universities
4 other organisations
1 public body

Who coordinated them

Coordinating an EU project is a demanding, specific job. These organisations have done it on this topic line before.

Neuropublic Anonymi Etaireia Pliroforikis Kai · EL Eigen Vermogen Van Het Instituut Voor Landbouw · BE

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