In this episode of Allen & Overy's Market Horizons podcast Series, U.S. Renewables Partner Sam Kamyans, is joined by Muireann Mageras, Environmental Strategy at Hartree Partners to provide an introduction to voluntary carbon credits (VCC) and an in depth view of key developments.

Our speakers discuss the voluntary carbon credit markets, focusing on how voluntary elements can accelerate the energy transition while reducing overall carbon footprints. As the market evolves, voluntary carbon credits can generate a revenue stream that can be used to finance projects that remove carbon emissions from an industrial process.

The panelists go on to differentiate voluntary credits from regulatory credits, noting the strong market based solutions available when emitters choose to participate in a voluntary system.

Notably, they discuss that the imperatives to do this increasingly come from financial markets, as the rise of ESG and sustainability-linked financing, paired with increasing consumer awareness and pressure from younger generations of buyers as well as shareholders alike, have prompted corporates to think more about these issues.