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Forest Journal
With SBTi V2.0, a milestone is set for 2035: 40% of ongoing emissions will have to be covered by verified removals or reductions, up to 83% of which can still come from forests. LBC projects launched today will be in full sequestration by then.
Since 2025, the CSRD has required large companies to publish a legally binding climate report — where LBC credits are recognised as a verified voluntary contribution. In September 2026, the EU anti-greenwashing directive will come into force across the entire Union. The LBC is structurally aligned with these new requirements.
The first instalment of our series on forest carbon credits: a return to the fundamentals in France — BEGES, SNBC 3 and the framework for claims — to understand the context in which the Low Carbon Label was created.
This article explains the new rules for the Low Carbon Label set out in the decree of 5 September 2025 and outlines how companies must report and communicate on their carbon credits depending on the intended use — contribution, voluntary offsetting or mandatory offsetting.
In the face of declining public funding for climate adaptation, particularly in the forestry and timber sector, the article shows how the state’s withdrawal makes it essential to mobilise private funding in order to preserve France’s forests and strengthen their resilience.