Research suggests that companies purchasing carbon credits often decarbonize faster and invest more in their own value chains than those that avoid the market. While scrutiny of credit quality has increased, the current trend of anonymous buying and total avoidance creates a gap between corporate climate promises and actual funding. Modern carbon finance requires a portfolio approach, combining nature based solutions for immediate scale with engineered removals for long term durability. Transitioning from a binary buy or avoid mindset to a strategic investment framework is now essential for meeting science based targets.
