Decision · Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities
- Effect
- Objection failed
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 26 March 2026
- Kind
- Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (8)
- Counts are for
- the objection
- Dossier
- 2026/2598(DEA)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Climate & environment Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 0 roll calls
- Sitting
- Thursday 26 March 2026
- Final vote
- 189570
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Objection failed.
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 26 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution | Show of hands | Rejected |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament rejected an objection to the Commission's delegated regulation setting certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals.
The measure therefore goes ahead, meaning the Commission's methodologies will apply.
The objection argued the methodologies did not cover all lifecycle emissions and lacked monitoring for biochar.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament raises objections to the Commission delegated regulation on certification methodologies for permanent carbon removal activities, arguing it fails to respect key principles of Regulation (EU) 2024/3012.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/2598(DEA) · Scrutiny of a delegated act
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities
Parliament rejected the objection on 26 March 2026 — the Commission measure goes ahead.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 11 February 2026 (done)
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Rejected 26 March 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)
Lead committee: ENVI
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 7 connections: Running issue: EU climate neutrality · Other decisions of the part-session on ENVI dossiers
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities”. Decision, 26 March 2026. votingId 189570, document B-10-2026-0181, reference 2026/2598(DEA). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/17 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-26-17,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals activities}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-26},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/17}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/17},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 189570, document B-10-2026-0181, reference 2026/2598(DEA). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}