COL-CLIMA25: FEATURE – Colombia’s carbon tax drives oil distributors to cheaper nature-based credits

Published 04:27 on October 20, 2025 / Last updated at 04:27 on October 20, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Insights (Features), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Colombia’s oil distributors are driving a surge in nature-based carbon credit retirements as the country’s CO2 tax offsetting scheme interacts with abundant cheap supply and recent policy changes.
Colombia’s oil distributors are driving a surge in nature-based carbon credit retirements as the country’s CO2 tax offsetting scheme interacts with abundant cheap supply and recent policy changes.


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