Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Over Time

This chart shows the total amount of man-made emissions created by the world’s biggest polluters. While Europe and the US have historically been responsible for the most emissions, the rapid economic growth of China has seen its share of global emissions surge in the last 20 years.

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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
While a lot of our education focuses on either the compliance or the voluntary carbon markets, this month, we would like to shed some light
Average carbon credit prices in the voluntary carbon markets have shown signs of stabilising in the first half of 2024, after a clear downward trend
An international treaty on climate change adopted by more than 190 countries in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.

26 July 2024

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The evolution of carbon measurement & why vintage matters

While a lot of our education focuses on either the compliance or the voluntary carbon markets, this month, we would like to shed some light on a third type of market that we are also working on.

24 July 2024

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Carbon Credit Prices in H1 2024

Average carbon credit prices in the voluntary carbon markets have shown signs of stabilising in the first half of 2024, after a clear downward trend that persisted through 2023, data from information provider AlliedOffsets shows.

23 July 2024

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Kyoto Protocol

An international treaty on climate change adopted by more than 190 countries in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.

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