Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide 2021, by sector
Globally, most carbon offsets are in the renewable energy sector and forestry and land use. In 2021, some 90 million carbon credits were retired within the renewable energy sector.
Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions)
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Energy Monitor. (October 13, 2023). Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/
Energy Monitor. "Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions)." Chart. October 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/
Energy Monitor. (2023). Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/
Energy Monitor. "Total Number of Carbon Credits Retired Worldwide in 2021, by Sector (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/
Energy Monitor, Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Total number of carbon credits retired worldwide in 2021, by sector (in millions) [Graph], Energy Monitor, October 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419350/total-number-of-carbon-credits-retired-by-sector/