AU Market: ACCU price slips from YtD highs as SMCs hit the market

Published 00:12 on February 3, 2026 / Last updated at 01:33 on February 3, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) price slipped Monday after edging up to a 2026 year-to-date (YtD) peak, as a relatively high volume of Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs) came on to the secondary market.
The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) price slipped Monday after edging up to a 2026 year-to-date (YtD) peak, as a relatively high volume of Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs) came on to the secondary market.


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