The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects

Given the disruptive impact of human activities on the Earth's climate, the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) has emerged as a crucial mechanism for individuals and organisations to achieve their environmental goals by offsetting their carbon footprint with carbon credits. This paper aims to unders...

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Autor: Pla Peregrin, Maria
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Business logistics--Environmental aspects
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects
Logística (Indústria)--Aspectes ambientals
Anhídrid carbònic atmosfèric--Aspectes ambientals
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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spelling The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospectsPla Peregrin, MariaBusiness logistics--Environmental aspectsAtmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspectsLogística (Indústria)--Aspectes ambientalsAnhídrid carbònic atmosfèric--Aspectes ambientalsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empresesGiven the disruptive impact of human activities on the Earth's climate, the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) has emerged as a crucial mechanism for individuals and organisations to achieve their environmental goals by offsetting their carbon footprint with carbon credits. This paper aims to understand how the greenwashing allegations have affected the VCM and to provide an accurate picture of the role of this market in achieving the global environmental objectives. The study includes a detailed examination of the market dynamics, addresses the critical issues that the VCM is facing and incorporates insights from different market participants. Overall, it provides a better understanding of the complexities associated with VCM and highlights the importance of addressing them to ensure the credibility and well-functioning of the market.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaNabhan, LayalPérez González, Juan Jesús20242024-06-2820252025-01-07master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/421308reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4213082026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
title The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
spellingShingle The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
Pla Peregrin, Maria
Business logistics--Environmental aspects
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects
Logística (Indústria)--Aspectes ambientals
Anhídrid carbònic atmosfèric--Aspectes ambientals
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
title_short The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
title_full The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
title_fullStr The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
title_full_unstemmed The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
title_sort The Voluntary carbon market: an analysis of the market since its inception, its current outlook, challenges and prospects
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pla Peregrin, Maria
author Pla Peregrin, Maria
author_facet Pla Peregrin, Maria
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Nabhan, Layal
Pérez González, Juan Jesús
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Business logistics--Environmental aspects
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects
Logística (Indústria)--Aspectes ambientals
Anhídrid carbònic atmosfèric--Aspectes ambientals
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
topic Business logistics--Environmental aspects
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects
Logística (Indústria)--Aspectes ambientals
Anhídrid carbònic atmosfèric--Aspectes ambientals
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
description Given the disruptive impact of human activities on the Earth's climate, the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) has emerged as a crucial mechanism for individuals and organisations to achieve their environmental goals by offsetting their carbon footprint with carbon credits. This paper aims to understand how the greenwashing allegations have affected the VCM and to provide an accurate picture of the role of this market in achieving the global environmental objectives. The study includes a detailed examination of the market dynamics, addresses the critical issues that the VCM is facing and incorporates insights from different market participants. Overall, it provides a better understanding of the complexities associated with VCM and highlights the importance of addressing them to ensure the credibility and well-functioning of the market.
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