Critical Need for Regulation: Integrity of Voluntary Carbon Markets
摘要
The growth in the voluntary carbon credit market has been explosive. According to a joint report by Shell and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the voluntary carbon offset market, which was worth about $2 billion in 2021, will grow to $10-40 billion in value by 2030, transacting 0.5-1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, compared with 500 million tons currently.