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). Buyers can voluntarily purchase and retire these carbon credits to offset part of their own carbon emissions or to demonstrate climate action more broadly.
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17 July 2025
Vietnam’s national carbon market is set to move forward in 2025 with the start of a pilot phase, highlighting progress in a fast-developing regional carbon markets hub in Southeast Asia that also...
14 July 2025
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...
23 June 2025
June provided an insightful update on the state of play in carbon markets worldwide, with the release of the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing” report.
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