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UN’s Carney Says Carbon Offset Market Has Become Imperative

Mark Carney.

Mark Carney.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said it’s imperative the market for carbon offsets be built into something much larger to help achieve net-zero global emission targets.

During an online panel discussion hosted by the Institute of International Finance, Carney, who’s also the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, said the market -- currently at about $300 million -- should be “measured in the tens of billions of dollars per annum.”