Market integration of carbon credits from carbon farming has increasingly been explored by public and private actors as a tool to support the transition to sustainable farming practices and remunerate farmers for the environmental services they provide. Yet, carbon credits from carbon farming come with a number of challenges, e.g. regarding questions of permanence and feasible Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) approaches. This session aims to address current debates around carbon farming. It will address questions of carbon market design as well as standards and regulations, like the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) and article 6 of the Paris agreement. It will further reflect on insetting vs. offsetting approaches, explore new ways to account for non-permanent credits and discuss how to consider co-benefits of carbon sequestration.

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Key Development in Integrity Requirements in Carbon Credit Markets
Dr. Lambert Schneider
Research Coordinator for International Climate Policy, Öko-Institut, Germany

Recent Developments Regarding the EU’s CRCF Framework
Christian Holzleitner (online)
Head of Unit for Land Economy and Carbon Removals, EU DG Climate Action

Climate Impact of Non-Permanence
Dr. Flora Desmet
Researcher, Agroscope, Switzerland

Lessons Learned from the Harmonized MRV Soil Carbon Framework for Cropland in the Context of ORCaSa and IRC
Dr. Ahmad Al Bitar
Head of Development, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France

Experiences from the Verified Carbon Standard on Carbon Farming Project Certification
Dr. Carolina Cardoso Lisboa
Nature-Based Solutions Specialist, VERRA