Understanding Carbon Markets

Research Paper
December 11, 2024
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Our new guide, "Understanding Carbon Markets," examines the essentials of carbon trading to help capital-markets participants navigate this critical aspect of climate finance. The guide covers:
  • The basics of carbon markets
  • Compliance and voluntary markets
  • How companies and investors use carbon credits
  • Key principles of carbon-credit quality
The carbon credit ecosystem
The exhibit is a diagram that shows the parts of the carbon credit ecosystem that are product owners, developers and financiers, standards and registries, validation and verification bodies, policy and guidance bodies, end buyers and intermediaries.

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