The Commission will use proceeds from auctioning 250 million (plus up to 10 million top-up) earmarked allowances (2031-2040) to purchase certified domestic permanent carbon removal units from BioCCS and DACCS projects, paying on delivery of certified units and prioritising cost-effective, high-integrity projects.
Operators of BioCCS and DACCS carbon removal projects are offered support, and this is not law yet.
Why it matters
This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.
- It is Art. 1(13), inserting Art. 9c of Directive 2003/87/EC, in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
- The act gives its timing as: 2031-2040. as of 2026-08-14
- It names one industry by name: Carbon capture and storage. as of 2026-08-14
- Compliance is checked by accredited third party, n/a. as of 2026-08-14
The rule
generation of certified domestic permanent carbon removal units under Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 via BioCCS or DACCS
The Commission will use proceeds from auctioning 250 million (plus up to 10 million top-up) earmarked allowances (2031-2040) to purchase certified domestic permanent carbon removal units from BioCCS and DACCS projects, paying on delivery of certified units and prioritising cost-effective, high-integrity projects.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
The Union-wide quantity of allowances referred to in Article 9 shall be increased by 250 million allowances. Those allowances shall be made available to the Commission to auction them from 2031 to 2040 to generate revenues for the purchase of an equivalent amount of domestic permanent carbon removal units generated by BioCCS and DACCS activities under Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.
View source →Settled later in secondary legislation. Detailed purchase modalities, selection criteria and payment mechanisms are left to a delegated act under Art. 9c(4), not yet adopted.