Almost two billion carbon offset credits had been issued globally by the four major voluntary offset project registries as of March 31, 2024. The Verified Carbon Standard (VCM), run by Verra, is the largest issuer of voluntary carbon credits, having issued more than 1.2 billion. Each carbon offset, or credit, represents one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry
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Total number of issuances in millions
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Figures were retrieved from Barbara K. Haya, Aline Abayo, Ivy S. So, Micah Elias. (2024, May). Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v11, Berkeley Carbon Trading Project.
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UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy). (May 12, 2024). Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/
UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy). "Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry (in millions)." Chart. May 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/
UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy). (2024). Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/
UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy). "Cumulative Number of Voluntary Carbon Credits Issued Worldwide as of March 2024, by Leading Standard and Registry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/
UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy), Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Cumulative number of voluntary carbon credits issued worldwide as of March 2024, by leading standard and registry (in millions) [Graph], UC Berkeley (Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy), May 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477941/vcm-offsets-issued-worldwide-by-registry/