value of global carbon markets grew 13.5 percent in 2022 to 865 billion euros.
In 2022, over 9.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) were traded in the European carbon market – a decrease of roughly 24 percent from the previous year. The volume of CO₂ traded in North America also declined slightly in 2022, to 2.5 GtCO₂. Meanwhile, the Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons)
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Refinitiv. (February 6, 2023). Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/
Refinitiv. "Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/
Refinitiv. (2023). Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/
Refinitiv. "Trade Volume of Carbon Dioxide in Carbon Markets Worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/
Refinitiv, Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Trade volume of carbon dioxide in carbon markets worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph], Refinitiv, February 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1335910/carbon-market-emission-trading-volume-by-region/