Insights from the EU Green Claims Directive and Related Policies for Carbon Dioxide Removal in China

• • The EU GCD addresses that 53.3% of environmental claims are potentially misleading and 40% lack evidence, establishing verification standards that directly influence CDR certification and third-party validation, setting a precedent for regulatory rigor. • • China's carbon market currently covers only CO2 from specific sectors, with limited greenhouse gas coverage and an incomplete MRV system, whereas the EU ETS includes broader scope and more mature monitoring, reporting, and verification, highlighting a gap that requires phased expansion and international alignment. • • CCUS in China is predominantly applied to enhanced oil recovery due to economic incentives, while BECCS and DACCS remain underdeveloped; prioritizing saline aquifer storage in North and Northwest China with 'source-sink matching' could enable commercial-scale projects. • • The EU policy cluster integrates GCD with ECGT, CRCF, and ESRS to create a coherent regulatory environment, whereas China's '1+N' policy system lacks specific CDR legislation and dynamic adjustment mechanisms, necessitating legal frameworks and standardized MRV methods for saline aquifer storage.