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ANALYSIS: Venezuela was a BRIC too far for US, carbon markets caught in fracturing geopolitical order

Published 08:47 on January 8, 2026 / Last updated at 10:10 on January 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Analysis), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US military forces this week has opened new fissures in a fracturing geopolitical order that could see the global carbon market divide along similar lines.
The extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US military forces this week has opened new fissures in a fracturing geopolitical order that could see the global carbon market divide along similar lines.


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