AU Market: ACCU price slips amid surge in SMC trading

Published 01:53 on March 5, 2026 / Last updated at 02:47 on April 7, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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Australia’s carbon price has retreated in recent weeks amid a flurry of Safeguard Mechanism Credit (SMC) trading following issuance by the Clean Energy Regulator. 
Australia’s carbon price has retreated in recent weeks amid a flurry of Safeguard Mechanism Credit (SMC) trading following issuance by the Clean Energy Regulator. 


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