DATA DIVE: VCM moves towards offtake agreements and buying to retire
More and more buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) are moving towards offtake agreements and increasingly buying to retire rather than resell, new data seen and analysed by Carbon Pulse suggests.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: October sees big jump in retirements of CCP-tagged carbon credits as market awaits next ICVCM decision
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.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Highest October issuance, retirement levels for three years puts market on track for record year
Last month saw the highest October figures for voluntary carbon credit retirements and issuances for three years, data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: More and more airlines appear to be retiring carbon credits
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.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Shell leads retirees in September as issuances soar to three-year high
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Britain’s coal achievement comes against backdrop of ever-increasing global consumption
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: EU industrial demand destruction continues in 2024
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon projects have become better for biodiversity over time
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Half of voluntary carbon credits retired this year are at least five years old
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.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Olympics lift August voluntary carbon retirements to break seasonal trend
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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