Report: Global voluntary carbon credit market primed to reach $250bn by 2030

Stuart Stone
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Voluntary carbon market currently valued at less than $500m annually could hit $1.5tn by 2050, according to Barclays

The burgeoning voluntary carbon market could reach a value of $250bn a year by the end of the decade, before swelling yet further to $1.5tn a year by 2050, according to Barclays. In an assessment published...

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