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The green economy is 8.6 percent of listed equities

As of the first quarter of 2025, green-classified companies had a combined market capitalization of $7.9 trillion.

By Carbon3 team1 min read

Two bar charts: companies with over 50% green revenues attracted valuations 12 to 15% higher than non-green competitors, shown by share of green revenue for two valuation measures.

As of Q1 2025, the global green economy (if considered as a sector) would account for 8.6% of listed equities with a combined market capitalization of US$7.9 trillion

The adoption of carbon insetting and insetting-based compliance markets can 2x, 4x, maybe even 10x the green market size by 2030, giving the Paris Climate Accords a chance to succeed, and for your company (and supply chain) to secure a stronger, more competitive and future-proof position.

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Source: LSEG Report "Investing in the green economy 2025" lseg.com

The figure describes companies whose revenues come from green products and services. It does not yet capture the far larger group of companies whose value depends on decarbonizing what they buy. As Scope 3 becomes priced through border mechanisms, disclosure rules and customer requirements, that second group is where the next expansion of the green economy sits.

Insetting is one of the channels through which that expansion can happen. It lets an ordinary industrial buyer participate in the green economy through the reductions it finances in its own supply chain, and it gives the supplier a revenue line for delivering them.

Originally published on LinkedIn, 11 January 2026.

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