Simon MARTEL
Research Fellow – Carbon certification, forest, and carbon farmingSimon joined I4CE in 2023 to work on carbon certification and its role in incentivizing the forest and agriculture sectors for the transition. He is focusing on the French label Bas-Carbone certification scheme and the European carbon removal certification framework.
Before joining I4CE, Simon has worked as a national climate and forest expert for the French public agency in charge of sustainable management of private forests (CNPF). He also experienced a research engineer position on forest dynamic modelling at INRAE.
Simon is a graduate of Agroparistech engineer school.
Last contributions
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07/06/2024
Foreword of the week
EU election time: climate policy and finance challenges under scrutiny
This weekend, citizens across the EU head to the polls. Many expect a swing to the right, in stark contrast to the “green wave” of 2019. In Brussels, leaders are looking ahead to a five-year mandate dominated by questions of security and competitiveness. In these turbulent times, what is the future of Europe’s flagship climate package, the Green Deal? The Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package gave us the regulatory framework – but implementation requires investment. I4CE's flagship EU Climate Investment Deficit report shows that climate spending must double to make the 2030 target achievable. -
29/02/2024
Blog post
European certification framework: a high-quality outline that does not guarantee the value of the final picture
The European co-legislators have just reached an agreement on the content of the future European Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). Negotiations were swift and fruitful, against a backdrop of a general step back in the adoption of the various Green Deal texts. While today sees environmental issues played off against farmer's livelihoods, this draft regulation brings these two elements together to create the conditions for investment in the transition of agriculture and forestry sectors. However, several details still need to be clarified to ensure that this framework actually enables effective and ambitious climate financing.