At a time when the fight against climate change is on the agenda
of governments, institutions and economic operators, the voluntary
carbon markets have been attracting more and more interest as a way
to pursue this fight1.
It is expected that, in the near future, legislation regulating
this matter will be approved, both at national and European
level.
The general idea of these markets is that projects of various
types transform their greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration capacity
into tradable credits. The projects relate to the creation,
reinforcement or maintenance of forests, the implementation of
renewable energy or marine prairies or other “blue
carbon” projects, etc. To achieve carbon neutrality,
operators and citizens can acquire these credits and thus offset
their GHG emissions. This is particularly important in sectors
where reducing emissions is functionally or technologically
more difficult (hard-to-abate sectors).
