The report valued the global carbon credit market at about US$1.4 billion, with potential to grow between US$15.8 billion and US$267.9 billion by 2050, depending on policy and demand. It identified five near-term demand drivers, including rapid growth in AI and data centres, aviation compliance under CORSIA Phase 2, country-level trading under the Paris Agreement, corporate net-zero guidance from the Science Based Targets initiative, and the integration of carbon credits into compliance markets, such as the UK and EU emissions trading schemes.
