Annette Nazareth asserts that voluntary carbon markets can be a valuable tool for climate mitigation if they are grounded in high integrity and core principles.

“It is an important complementary tool to mobilize billions of dollars that wouldn't otherwise be available into climate mitigation that wouldn't otherwise happen. But it will only deliver on that promise if it is rooted in high integrity.”

Gilles Dufrasne argues that carbon credits are currently ineffective because many do not represent real emission reductions and are used inappropriately for greenwashing.

“So my short answer to this would be that they're not. First, because there is a major concern around the actual quality of those credits.”

John Kilani believes carbon markets hold inherent value because they have persisted despite challenges.

“There must be something important in carbon markets, otherwise, people would have given up long ago.”

Julio Friedmann criticizes current carbon markets for their lack of supply, demand, transparency, and regulation.

“Today, the carbon markets have no supply, no demand, no transparency, no regulation. Other than that, they're perfect.”

Nat Keohane argues that carbon credits can be valuable tools for creating necessary economic incentives for climate action.

“So I came in today thinking, as a tool, carbon markets, carbon credits can be really valuable in creating the kind of economic incentives we need.”

Tamara Toles O'Laughlin holds a negative position on the use of carbon credits.

“Did you have a position on carbon credits coming into today? Tamara Toles O'Laughlin: Yeah. No, the position is no.”