DATA DIVE: October sees big jump in retirements of CCP-tagged carbon credits as market awaits next ICVCM decision

Published 08:03 on November 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:33 on November 8, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

October saw a big month-on-month jump in the retirement of credits tagged with ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) high-integrity label, carbon registry data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Highest October issuance, retirement levels for three years puts market on track for record year

Published 09:35 on November 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:35 on November 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Last month saw the highest October figures for voluntary carbon credit retirements and issuances for three years, data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.

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DATA DIVE: More and more airlines appear to be retiring carbon credits

Published 11:20 on October 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:18 on November 5, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Voluntary

An increasing number of the world’s largest airlines are retiring voluntary carbon credits, according to data from the Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, and Climate Action Reserve (CAR) registries.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Shell leads retirees in September as issuances soar to three-year high

Published 18:11 on October 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:11 on October 7, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Issuances in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) soared to their highest level in September for three years, while oil major Shell was the largest retiree of credits, according to new analysis of registry data from Carbon Pulse.

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DATA DIVE: Britain’s coal achievement comes against backdrop of ever-increasing global consumption

Published 17:21 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:49 on September 30, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Data Dive, EMEA, UK ETS

On Sep. 30, Britain’s last coal-fired power plant in operation, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, powered electricity to the UK grid for the final time.

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DATA DIVE: EU industrial demand destruction continues in 2024

Published 12:52 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:28 on October 1, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS

Industrial emission levels in the EU are plunging to new lows in 2024 as weak output has continued to reduce demand for EUAs in a major way more than two years after the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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DATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon projects have become better for biodiversity over time

Published 18:19 on September 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:06 on September 13, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Data Dive, International, Mexico, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Nature-based voluntary carbon projects are becoming increasingly beneficial for biodiversity, according to new data from AlliedOffsets that has been shared with and analysed by Carbon Pulse.

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DATA DIVE: Half of voluntary carbon credits retired this year are at least five years old

Published 18:07 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:07 on September 9, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Half of credits retired from the four main registries of the voluntary carbon market this year are at least five years old, according to new data analysis from Carbon Pulse.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Olympics lift August voluntary carbon retirements to break seasonal trend

Published 13:35 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:35 on September 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Credit retirements across the four main registries in the voluntary carbon market saw an unseasonal boost in August, driven by strong activity from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

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DATA DIVE: Brazil by far the most affected by Verra’s new consolidated REDD+ carbon methodology

Published 13:46 on August 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:46 on August 29, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Brazil’s carbon sector is set to be most affected by the changes to the REDD+ project assessment methodologies by credit certifier Verra, according to new data analysis carried out by Carbon Pulse.

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