{"id":72835,"date":"2026-06-19T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/?p=72835"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:47:48","slug":"unblocking-finance-for-low-carbon-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i4ce.org\/en\/unblocking-finance-for-low-carbon-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Unblocking finance for low-carbon agriculture\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the entry into force of the European carbon farming certification framework (CRCF),\u00a0the European Union now has a first-of-its-kind tool to certify climate-friendly agricultural and forestry practices. One thing is now clear:\u00a0while certification methods are\u00a0progressing,\u00a0it is funding that has become the main concern. To structure demand, the Commission is counting on a\u00a0Buyers’ Club of public and private buyers, and expects the agri-food industry to help finance the transition of their upstream agricultural supply chains.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Uncertainty over the rules for claiming credits is presented as a major barrier to financing European agricultural carbon credits.\u00a0This uncertainty points directly to what is known as\u00a0“double claiming”: when a farmer engages in a low-carbon project and sells carbon credits to a third party, the agri-food company that sources from them fears being unable to account for those same reductions in its own\u00a0GHG\u00a0inventory. As a precaution, many companies then turn away from these\u00a0projects, and\u00a0even discourage their suppliers from taking part.<\/p>\n

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Our new I4<\/span>CE<\/strong> study “Double claiming of agricultural carbon credits: time to stop worrying” shows that this fear is largely unfounded. Counting a physical emissions reduction in one’s inventory and funding it are two separate things, and they can coexist:\u00a0clarifying European regulation would be enough to remove the ambiguity.\u00a0We hope this work will add a useful voice to the debate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Alongside this publication, we are releasing two further contributions:\u00a0<\/p>\n