Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the voluntary carbon market expands, not all carbon ...

The voluntary market for carbon credits is projected to reach nearly $100 billion by 2030 and as much as $250 billion by 2050. Despite its growth, still fall short of the carbon reduction targets ...

The U.S. could lose up to 15 million acres of forestland to development by 2060. One effort to keep forests intact is to give landowners a financial incentive through the carbon market. Paul Martin ...

The aviation industry is facing a critical challenge: a shortage of airline carbon credits and there’s a very high probability that it’ll result in more expensive airfares. But what is a carbon offset ...

The Earth’s vast network of forests absorbs more than 15 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from the planet’s atmosphere each year. Acting as natural carbon sinks, forests breathe in and out ...

After a two-year probe, the world’s largest certifier of carbon offsets has determined that most of the credits from a massive forest-protection project in Zimbabwe, which powered green claims of ...

Bob Libby points to new tree growth on his 1,650 acre woodlot in Denmark, Maine on September 26, 2025. Libby is turning to carbon credits to supplement his income from the land. (Photo by Julia Tilton ...

Carbon credits allow companies to offset emissions by purchasing verified reductions, directing investment into environmental ...

Financial services company Northern Trust has launched an institutional carbon credit ecosystem on its Northern Trust Matrix Zenith digital assets platform. Northern Trust will act as the custodian ...