{"id":20073,"date":"2024-09-24T12:51:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/?p=20073"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:17:49","slug":"carbon-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/updates\/carbon-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon credits: how they work and why they are important for businesses<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the Kyoto Protocol, a system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions based on the trading of emission quotas was established: the carbon market.<\/strong> This tool was later confirmed with the Paris Agreement, aligned with the goal signed by European member states to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The carbon market stimulates emission reductions<\/strong> and sustainable technological development<\/strong> to combat the climate crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What are carbon credits and how do they work?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In the carbon market, the currency of exchange<\/strong> is carbon credits, certificates equivalent to one ton of CO2 not emitted or absorbed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A carbon credit is generated by implementing a project that reduces or removes CO2 emissions<\/strong>. Examples of these projects include:<\/span><\/p>\n