With the increasing focus on transitioning to clean energy and a low-carbon economy, companies continue to turn to the voluntary carbon markets, purchasing carbon credits to help decarbonize their operations and achieve their emission reduction goals. However, several factors—the need for additional transparency, standardization, and accountability—may keep purchasers of carbon credits from having full confidence in the voluntary carbon markets, despite their recent growth. In 2021, the voluntary carbon markets quadrupled from 2020 to approximately $2 billion in market value.