Capital Reset - Natalia Viri
2021-09-17
Source: Capital Reset
Author: Natalia Viri
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"The value traded has risen 60% this year to August compared to 2020, driven by volumes and prices; forestry credits are the highlight".
"With a flurry of companies pledging to become 'net zero,' it was natural to assume an explosion in demand for carbon credits.
A survey released this week turned the scenario into numbers.
In the first eight months of this year, the value traded on the voluntary carbon markets has already grown 60% over 2020 as a whole and is expected to surpass the $1 billion barrier by 2021, setting a record amid growing corporate demand to meet decarbonization targets.
The data is from the Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of Forest Trends, which compiles information reported by leading developers and sellers of carbon projects around the world - and is considered the most reliable source for tracking price and volume trends in a market where transactions have little transparency."
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