Corporations are claiming their operations are net-zero after having bought carbon offsets on the voluntary carbon market. Is it working?

The compliance markets such as the EU's Emission Trading System have been the main policy instruments to lower emissions. Why are they not bending the CO2 curve?

Carbon markets are the main international climate action policy. Despite huge investments over decades CO2 keeps rising. How did this happen?

Additions to the power supply through the market can’t uproot the entrenched incumbent fossil fuel energy matrix and CO2 emissions are accelerating. …

Policy to stimulate decarbonization does not largely effect energy-intensive users in the Netherlands. CCS is prioritized, over-subsidizing energy-intensive companies while green hydrogen is not stimulated.