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Global Carbon Credit Market Size is valued at 402.58 billion in 2022 and is predicted to reach 4431.81 billion by the year 2031 at a 30.72% CAGR during the forecast period for 2023-2031. InsightAce Study Carbon Credit Market [1]
I'm concerned by the amount of primary and non-independent sources used. EY Net Zero Centre's parent company sells consulting services relate to carbon offsets. The Nature Conservancy is directly involved in selling offsets, making them an unusable source. Same for "Flowcarbon.com". I've removed a few.
The first paragraph of § Approaches for increasing integrity repeats marketing claims by an industry trade group. The § Effectiveness section is based on sources that don't evaluate effectiveness (like the World Bank), and sources with industry ties.
Coming across this article, I was surprised that it was so positive towards carbon offsets, which seem to have an execrable reputation in news reports for being largely worthless. For example, we discuss issues with forestry credits, which is good, but a Bloomberg investigation found that the "most suspect type of offset" are renewable energy ones, which are among the most widespread and which we mention nearly uncritically. Maybe our WP:BESTSOURCES aren't as negative as newspapers, but this article likely has neutrality issues. DFlhb ( talk) 14:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
I am planning to add a list of terms to the Definitions section. This would involve moving some of the "general features" defined in the next section forward to the definitions section, and then adding more terms. 1241vanpan ( talk) 12:58, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
I feel there is confusion about what an offset is and what a credit is.
Following /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Be_bold I added definitions, derived from dictionary and backed up by the various refs;
This has been undone.
[Please note ref my earlier edits, that I undid them all. I then added the above 2 lines.]
bw Asto77 ( talk) 11:24, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
"Key Differences: While both carbon offsets and carbon credits contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they differ primarily in their approach and purpose. Carbon offsets focus on offsetting emissions through investments in emission reduction projects, whereas carbon credits involve the trading of permits to emit greenhouse gases within a regulated framework. Additionally, carbon offsets are typically voluntary and can be purchased by individuals or organizations looking to mitigate their carbon footprint, while carbon credits are often part of regulatory schemes implemented by governments to control emissions from industries and other sources. In summary, carbon offsets and carbon credits are two distinct mechanisms for addressing climate change, with offsets emphasizing emission reduction projects and credits facilitating emissions trading within regulatory frameworks. Both play essential roles in efforts to combat global warming and transition to a low-carbon economy." - do we want to use any of this wording/content?
a carbon credit or offset credit is a transferable financial instrument, that is a derivative of an underlying commodity.. Unclear. Just adding wikilinks doesn't mean the sentence doesn't have to be written in a way that is understandable for a lay audience.
Both offsets and credits can move among the various markets they are traded in.. Also unclear. What does "can move among"? EMsmile ( talk) 16:26, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
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On 5 April 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Carbon offset to Carbon offsets and credits. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Global Carbon Credit Market Size is valued at 402.58 billion in 2022 and is predicted to reach 4431.81 billion by the year 2031 at a 30.72% CAGR during the forecast period for 2023-2031. InsightAce Study Carbon Credit Market [1]
I'm concerned by the amount of primary and non-independent sources used. EY Net Zero Centre's parent company sells consulting services relate to carbon offsets. The Nature Conservancy is directly involved in selling offsets, making them an unusable source. Same for "Flowcarbon.com". I've removed a few.
The first paragraph of § Approaches for increasing integrity repeats marketing claims by an industry trade group. The § Effectiveness section is based on sources that don't evaluate effectiveness (like the World Bank), and sources with industry ties.
Coming across this article, I was surprised that it was so positive towards carbon offsets, which seem to have an execrable reputation in news reports for being largely worthless. For example, we discuss issues with forestry credits, which is good, but a Bloomberg investigation found that the "most suspect type of offset" are renewable energy ones, which are among the most widespread and which we mention nearly uncritically. Maybe our WP:BESTSOURCES aren't as negative as newspapers, but this article likely has neutrality issues. DFlhb ( talk) 14:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
I am planning to add a list of terms to the Definitions section. This would involve moving some of the "general features" defined in the next section forward to the definitions section, and then adding more terms. 1241vanpan ( talk) 12:58, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
I feel there is confusion about what an offset is and what a credit is.
Following /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Be_bold I added definitions, derived from dictionary and backed up by the various refs;
This has been undone.
[Please note ref my earlier edits, that I undid them all. I then added the above 2 lines.]
bw Asto77 ( talk) 11:24, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
"Key Differences: While both carbon offsets and carbon credits contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they differ primarily in their approach and purpose. Carbon offsets focus on offsetting emissions through investments in emission reduction projects, whereas carbon credits involve the trading of permits to emit greenhouse gases within a regulated framework. Additionally, carbon offsets are typically voluntary and can be purchased by individuals or organizations looking to mitigate their carbon footprint, while carbon credits are often part of regulatory schemes implemented by governments to control emissions from industries and other sources. In summary, carbon offsets and carbon credits are two distinct mechanisms for addressing climate change, with offsets emphasizing emission reduction projects and credits facilitating emissions trading within regulatory frameworks. Both play essential roles in efforts to combat global warming and transition to a low-carbon economy." - do we want to use any of this wording/content?
a carbon credit or offset credit is a transferable financial instrument, that is a derivative of an underlying commodity.. Unclear. Just adding wikilinks doesn't mean the sentence doesn't have to be written in a way that is understandable for a lay audience.
Both offsets and credits can move among the various markets they are traded in.. Also unclear. What does "can move among"? EMsmile ( talk) 16:26, 10 February 2024 (UTC)