DATA DIVE: Carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria negatively correlated, data suggests

Published 10:10 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:10 on April 29, 2025  / /  Data Dive, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

It is difficult for buyers to find projects that meet both carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria, new data shared and analysed by Carbon Pulse has found.

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DATA DIVE: Chilean renewables projects aim for PACM after major support from CDM

Published 23:34 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:34 on April 16, 2025  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Data Dive, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) played a critical role in building out Chile’s renewable energy generation, Carbon Pulse analysis of new national data has found, while dozens of Chilean renewables projects look ahead to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).

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DATA DIVE: Most countries now open to using Article 6 to meet NDCs

Published 11:00 on April 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:24 on April 16, 2025  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Most parties to the Paris Agreement have officially signalled interest in using Article 6 carbon market mechanisms to meet their national emission reduction targets, new Carbon Pulse analysis of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) shows.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon analysts shrug off impact of low Rhine water levels amid wider tariff drama

Published 13:36 on April 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:36 on April 14, 2025  / /  Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS

Exceptionally low water levels on the Rhine river in Germany have filtered in some support for EUAs, but the potential bullish impact due to disruption of coal deliveries to power plants has been pushed to the sidelines by the wider macroeconomic turbulence brought on by US President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff policy.

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DATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon market oversupply hangover to lift by 2030s, say analysts

Published 09:52 on April 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:52 on April 9, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is likely to see a substantial rise in prices in the early 2030s as excess supply clears, before embarking on a steep upward growth curve to 2040, according to analysts that have identified untapped demand potential among industrials and emerging economies.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Voluntary carbon credit retirements slump as oil and gas steps back

Published 16:33 on April 1, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:33 on April 1, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Voluntary carbon credit retirements slumped in March as oil and gas retirees that had propped up total volumes stepped away, amid a wider pullback from climate initiatives and market uncertainty, according to participants.

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DATA DIVE: Countries involved in REDD+ more likely to see lower rates of forest loss

Published 16:30 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:30 on March 14, 2025  / /  Data Dive, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Countries with greater involvement in UN-backed REDD+ carbon projects are more likely to see lower rates of primary forest loss, new data analysis from Carbon Pulse suggests.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Surging Feb retirements and strong CCP volumes offer positive demand-side signals

Published 19:50 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:44 on March 5, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Voluntary

A month-on-month surge in retirement volumes in February, alongside continued strong interest in credits approved for ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), are among factors offering a positive signal for demand in the VCM over the year ahead.

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DATA DIVE: ‘Junk’ carbon credits are becoming less popular, as big names prioritise integrity

Published 18:26 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:26 on February 25, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

So-called ‘junk’ carbon credits are becoming less popular among corporates, while international brands have been prioritising those of a higher integrity, Carbon Pulse analysis of retirement and rating agency data has shown.

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DATA DIVE: Article 6 project interest jumps 30% in past month as PACM momentum builds

Published 17:40 on February 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:40 on February 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The number of carbon projects signalling their interest in participating in the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) has grown by 30% over the past month, a new update to the Carbon Pulse Article 6 Portal shows.

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