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Carbon Pulse partners with AlliedOffsets to launch season 2 of the Fantasy Carbon Trading League

Published 15:09 on April 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:09 on April 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Earlier this year, AlliedOffsets, the world’s largest data provider for the voluntary carbon market, created a fantasy league for carbon markets. Now it's partnered with Carbon Pulse to launch a new, improved second season that introduces compliance market trading amongst other updates.

Earlier this year, AlliedOffsets, the world’s largest data provider for the voluntary carbon market, created a fantasy league for carbon markets. Now it’s partnered with Carbon Pulse to launch a new, improved second season that introduces compliance market trading amongst other updates.

The Fantasy Carbon Trading League (FCTL) – previously known as the AlliedOffsets Fantasy Carbon Credit Competition – is a game where players can experience carbon trading and use actual project data to build a dream portfolio without risking real money.

The second season of the FCTL runs from Monday Apr. 14 for two months, until market close on Friday, June 13.

With new and improved features, the second season will elevate the experience for previous traders and new players – at a time when global carbon markets are more volatile than ever.

HOW THE GAME WORKS

  • Each player gets $10,000 when they create their trading account. For late-joiners, this starting amount will decrease by $500 every week starting on the following Monday.
  • Play as an individual or join a group and compete as a team.
  • Buy and sell voluntary carbon credits and compliance allowances using real-world data.
  • All trades must be executed at a contract’s settlement price. Compliance prices are updated daily (Mon-Fri), while voluntary prices are updated three times per week.
  • Players can trade any quantity of credits/allowances and as few as a single unit – i.e. there is no minimum lot size. Short selling is not permitted.
  • Performance is tracked over time, with live leaderboards and insights.
  • Trading activity will be closely monitored to prevent cheating.
  • The player or team with the most profit at the end of the season wins a trophy and exciting prize! (Team profit calculated as average of all team members)

NEW FOR SEASON 2

Compliance Allowances: Players can now trade compliance allowances alongside voluntary carbon credits. Available markets: EUAs (EU ETS), UKAs (UK ETS), RGAs (RGGI), CCAs (California allowances), CCOs (California offsets), ACCUs (Australia), NZUs (New Zealand ETS), KAUs (South Korea ETS), and CEAs (China ETS).

Full integration with AlliedOffsets’ Quality Normalization Tool: Participants can now try out AlliedOffsets’ Quality Normalization Tool to identify high-quality projects – based on their definition of quality and integrity – and directly input trades via the tool page.

Trade Statistics Dashboard: Explore the latest trends in trading activity and see a breakdown of buyers’ favorite credits and allowances.

Sign up, log in, or go to the FCTL homepage for more information.

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