Resumen de Transformación digital y cambio climático: el rol de la tecnología en los mercados voluntarios de carbono
Rafael Canorea García, Mario Arias Oliva
Achieving the environmental objectives determined by United Nations in the 2030SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) is a challenge for citizens, organizations andsociety. CO2 emissions are the leading causes of the greenhouse effect on the planet.Nowadays, public and private institutions are applying innovative methodologies tobring together profitability and sustainability, reducing CO2 emissions. Companies arealigning their processes to reach net-zero emissions in 2050. Each year increasenumber of this. Carbon credits can help companies to meet their climate-change goals.The involvement of all citizens and companies will be an essential factor to get thischallenge. For this, the Voluntary offsetting market is created. Companies and citizenswill pay for their emissions based on their carbon footprint. Investment in climaterelatedactivities to combat climate change should reach in the coming years. Based onthe framework described above, digital technologies should play an important role.Digital applications and digital environments have begun to emerge. That can bedefined as a voluntary digital market where people and organizations can calculate andoffset or sell their CO2 footprint according to their needs. There is a lot of workyet..Appear a lot of digital marketplaces trading CO2 offsetting every day. Thevoluntary offsetting market needs to be transparent and credible
