The “EO in Support of Carbon Markets” project is an ESA‑driven, user‑centred programme that turns multi‑mission Earth‑Observation data into transparent, certified carbon‑farming and carbon‑removal metrics. It co‑designs tools with early‑adopter farms, foresters and verification bodies to meet the new EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation, delivering open‑source, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reproducible) compliant algorithms, datasets and an on‑demand cloud service for monitoring, reporting and verification. By linking satellite‑derived soil carbon, forest biomass and peatland health to market‑ready credits, the project accelerates trustworthy carbon‑removal investments and supports Europe’s climate‑neutral goals.

The project sits at the crossroads of Europe’s climate ambition and cutting‑edge Earth Observation: as the EU rolls out its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify credible carbon‑farming credits, ESA leverages its satellite data and the EO Science for Society programme to deliver transparent, user‑centred monitoring, reporting and verification tools that turn policy into measurable, market‑ready climate action. Its overarching aim is to deliver a robust, end‑to‑end Earth‑observation service chain that quantifies carbon sequestration and emission‑avoidance across three complementary nature‑based solutions: (1) soil‑carbon enhancement in mineral soils and agroforestry systems, (2) planting of trees on unused and severely degraded land,  and biomass estimation in tropical forest, and (3) peat‑land rewetting.