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Carbon revenues insufficient for Southeast Asian blue carbon projects, says OECD

Published 13:05 on July 22, 2026 / Last updated at 13:05 on July 22, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Carbon revenues alone may not be enough to make many blue carbon projects in Southeast Asia financially viable or bridge the region’s massive $2.1 trillion blue economy financing gap, according to a new OECD report.
Carbon revenues alone may not be enough to make many blue carbon projects in Southeast Asia financially viable or bridge the region’s massive $2.1 trillion blue economy financing gap, according to a new OECD report.


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