The green economy is worth $5 trillion a year
Green revenues grow twice as fast as conventional ones. Carbon3 can already unlock $13 billion of inset credits from more than 350 projects.
By Carbon3 team1 min read
The Green Economy is worth over $5 trillion annually, and Carbon3 can already unlock $13 billion of inset credits, from +350 Scope 3 projects, amounting to over 260 million tonnes of CO2eq
Despite recent headlines suggesting the climate transition is stalling, overall growth in green investments has not wavered. Worth over $5 trillion per year, the green economy is the world’s most dynamic growth sector after technology.
Green revenues are growing twice as fast as conventional revenues on average and companies operating in these markets typically gain access to cheaper capital and often enjoy premium valuations on capital markets.
Read the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report here weforum.org
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Originally published on LinkedIn, 6 December 2025.
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