Voluntary carbon credits less efficient than traditional markets – research

5th March, 2025

Gregory Rosenvinge
Carbon emissions

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are over ten times less efficient than mainstream financial markets, according to research highlighting inefficiencies in the issuance and retirement of carbon credits.

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Bank of America
CBOE
Citi
Goldman Sachs
DRW Holdings
HSBC
J.P Morgan
Marex
Morgan Stanley
SGX
SocGen
Susquehanna
MUFG Investor Services
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