Americas > World’s compliance carbon markets increased 19% in value to $279 bln in 2020 -report

World’s compliance carbon markets increased 19% in value to $279 bln in 2020 -report

Published 22:29 on January 26, 2021  /  Last updated at 23:32 on January 26, 2021  / Ben Garside /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Mexico, New Zealand, Other APAC, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US

Global compliance-based carbon markets increased in value by nearly a fifth in 2020 to €229 billion ($279 bln), according to analysts at Refinitiv, flagging a fourth consecutive annual rise and a fivefold jump within three years as the programmes shrugged off the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global compliance-based carbon markets increased in value by nearly a fifth in 2020 to €229 billion ($279 bln), according to analysts at Refinitiv, flagging a fourth consecutive annual rise and a fivefold jump within three years as the programmes shrugged off the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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