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2025 ACR Carbon Market Survey
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1.
What is the most important function of a carbon crediting program?
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Methodologies
- developing and maintaining science-based methodologies for activities that reduce and remove emissions.
Carbon credit issuance
- verifying project activities to ensure they meet standards and issuing credits that can be used in carbon markets.
Tracking credits
- maintaining a credit registry to facilitate transactions, prevent double counting, and ensure transparency.
Public disclosure
- providing access to project reports and credits issued.
Other (please specify)
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2.
Which message about carbon markets do you agree with the most?
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Carbon markets finance climate action that wouldn’t otherwise happen.
Carbon markets provide finance for Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Carbon markets unlock climate action now.
Carbon markets enable companies to meet climate commitments.
Carbon markets test innovative climate actions.
Other (please specify)
3.
Briefly, how do you describe the importance of carbon markets to someone unfamiliar with them?
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4.
Based on what you know about ACR, what differentiates it from other carbon crediting programs? (Choose all that apply)
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Inclusion of non-CO2 gases (e.g., methane or refrigerants)
Focus on North America
Forest carbon methodologies
Scientific peer review of methodologies
Focus on California compliance market
Diverse range of methodologies
First private greenhouse gas registry
Other (please specify)
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5.
Which outlets do you read for carbon market news? (Choose all that apply)
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World Economic Forum Agenda
Environmental Finance
Business Green
Bloomberg NEF
Carbon Pulse
Financial Times
Carbon Herald
MSCI
Quantum Commodity Intelligence
Trellis
OPIS
Others (please specify)
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6.
Which events do you plan to attend this year? (Choose all that apply)
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Innovate4Climate
COP 30
Verge
London Climate Week
Climate Week NYC
North American Carbon World
Others (please specify)
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7.
Does your organization have a net zero or carbon neutrality commitment?
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Yes
No
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8.
Does your organization buy carbon credits or intend to buy them in the future?
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Yes
No
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9.
Does your organization have an account with ACR?
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Yes
No
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