Video: The Importance of the Voluntary Carbon Market

Trillions of dollars are needed to finance the new technologies and infrastructure needed to meet global emissions targets. The challenge is getting the money to where it’s needed.

ISDA’s new animation explains how the voluntary carbon market can help and why the 2022 ISDA Verified Carbon Credit Transactions Definitions are important for the development of this sector.

This video is also available on ISDA’s YouTube channel and ISDA’s Facebook page.

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