Companies around the world retired a total of 164 million carbon offsets in 2024. This was an increase of roughly six percent from the previous year, and a record high. One carbon offset or credit represents one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e).
Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023
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Carbon offset retirements in MtCO₂e
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BloombergNEF. (January 11, 2024). Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/
BloombergNEF. "Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/
BloombergNEF. (2024). Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/
BloombergNEF. "Carbon Offset Retirements Worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/
BloombergNEF, Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Carbon offset retirements worldwide from 2022 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], BloombergNEF, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461258/carbon-offset-retirements-worldwide/