This report summarizes the results of the research project "Scientific support for the design of an EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework" (CRCF) that provided support to national policy makers during the negotiation process and pursued the following objectives. 

Seven publications were produced in the course of the project. These include the typology of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and storage processes, a discussion of what details of the CRCF could be dealt with in a delegated act, and requirements for sustainability criteria. The project produced a summary of the European Commission's communication on sustainable carbon cycles and the legislative proposal for the proposed certification framework. Moreover, an analysis of the Commission's assumptions on the potential of CDR for natural processes was carried out as well as a discussion of requirements for robust certification based on existing methodologies. Another publication discusses the concrete design of the certification framework with regard to the use of certificates as well as suitable funding and financing instruments.