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of carbon.
Understand the landscape.
Explore the pathways.
Plan your next move.
Emissions · Markets · Removals
Measure & reduce
Build a clearer picture of your emissions.
Navigate the markets
Understand carbon pricing and credit quality.
Explore removals
Connect technology, nature and durable storage.
One connected perspective
Carbon is a system.
See how it fits together.
From an organisation’s emissions inventory to project evidence and carbon storage, better decisions begin with understanding the connections.
World Carbon Center brings those questions into one independent destination. Explore sourced explainers, compare your own planning assumptions and find the organisations behind the carbon ecosystem.
Our approachThe policy landscape / 2026 edition
Carbon pricing, in perspective.
of global greenhouse gas emissions
covered by a direct carbon price
carbon pricing policies
implemented worldwide
raised for public budgets in 2025
through carbon pricing, US dollars
World Bank · 19 May 2026 · A dated policy snapshot, not live credit prices or a measure of voluntary-market size.
A useful place to begin
Your assumptions.
A more informed plan.
Model a reduction pathway and explore a separate climate-contribution budget. Every input is visible. Every calculation is explained.
Build a carbon scenarioAssumes a constant 10% annual reduction. A mathematical scenario, not a forecast or a net-zero assessment.
Research & understanding
Follow the evidence.
What should sit behind a carbon credit?
Additionality, durability, verification and the questions to ask.
Explore the evidence EMISSIONS ACCOUNTINGKeep emissions and credits distinct.
Why an inventory and a climate contribution tell different stories.
Understand the distinction CARBON TECHNOLOGYCapture is a step. Storage completes the picture.
Explore the chain from a capture plant to a verified outcome.
See the systemTurn understanding into a next step