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Global CO2 Emissions From Energy Combustion and Industrial Processes, 1900-2022

After a brief dip during the coronavirus-induced lockdowns, global emissions climbed to a record high in 2022. Or as the IEA put it, “the world has not heeded the call for a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.” Clean energy technologies are being developed and coming on stream all the time but they need to be rapidly deployed and scaled up if the world it is to achieve the goal of net zero by 2050.

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This chart shows the total amount of man-made emissions created by the world's biggest polluters.
The amount of atmospheric CO2 has charted a steady climb higher. The Mauna Loa Observatory on the north flank of volcano of the same name

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The Voluntary Carbon Market. Describes a market where project-based carbon credits are traded voluntarily and outside the scope of any national law (and regulation).
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VCM

The Voluntary Carbon Market. Describes a market where project-based carbon credits are traded voluntarily and outside the scope of any national law (and regulation).

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Vietnam Moves Ahead with National Carbon Market in 2025

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Carbon Leakage

Carbon leakage refers to the unintended migration of carbon-emitting activities away from a jurisdiction that restricts CO2 emissions, and towards a jurisdiction where no such restrictions exist. For example, Europe's Emissions Trading System imposes a cost of CO2...

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