VCM MONTHLY DATA: Surging Feb retirements and strong CCP volumes offer positive demand-side signals
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: ‘Junk’ carbon credits are becoming less popular, as big names prioritise integrity
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Article 6 project interest jumps 30% in past month as PACM momentum builds
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: UN postpones 2035 NDC deadline after few countries submit plans on time
The UN has pushed the deadline for the submission of new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to September, after just a handful of countries sent them in ahead of the initial date of Feb. 10.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Millions of Shell retirements fail to stop January slump
Oil major Shell retired more than 5 million carbon credits in January across the major registries – but even with that contribution, total retirements for the month fell year-on-year.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse launches new Article 6 Portal
In another step towards a more comprehensive data offering, Carbon Pulse has launched a free-access Article 6 Portal tracking international carbon market developments under the Paris Agreement.Â
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Significant interest in CCP-tagged carbon credits towards end of 2024
December saw a major jump in the retirement of credits tagged with Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s CCPs quality label, registry data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Record number of new VCM entrants in 2024 a positive sign for the market
A record number of new entrants in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in 2024 offers a positive signal, participants have said, despite lacklustre overall volumes and weak price movement over the past year.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Major companies retired 15-year-old carbon credits last year, but old vintages growing less popular
Several major international companies retired last year carbon credits with a vintage of 2010 or earlier, according to new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data, though fewer and fewer older units are being retired across the voluntary market.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Retirements fall short of annual record as issuance boom pushes credit surplus to new heights
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) ended up falling just short of the annual credit retirement volume record in 2024, while a surge in issuances pushed the market’s surplus to new heights.
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