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DATA DIVE: Major companies retired 15-year-old carbon credits last year, but old vintages growing less popular

Published 18:18 on January 9, 2025 / Last updated at 09:24 on January 10, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Several major international companies retired last year carbon credits with a vintage of 2010 or earlier, according to new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data, though fewer and fewer older units are being retired across the voluntary market.
Several major international companies retired last year carbon credits with a vintage of 2010 or earlier, according to new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data, though fewer and fewer older units are being retired across the voluntary market.


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