VCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements down 9 mln YoY, lowest monthly issuance for five years
January retirements across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) fell by nine million year-on-year, while issuances also slipped to levels last seen five years ago – with one registry failing to record any new supply for the past three months.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Tech giant CDR portfolio includes greater commitments to high durability
One of the largest corporate buyers of carbon removal (CDR) credits published an update to its portfolio on Wednesday, indicating Fiscal Year 2026 contracts are leading with high sequestration durability commitments.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Slow December leaves annual retirements at lowest level since 2020
Retirements in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) fell by 4.5% in 2025, 8 million down on 2024’s total, after December activity failed to live up to levels seen in previous years.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements down 30% MoM, as CORSIA supply trickles in
Voluntary carbon credit retirements were down by 30% month-on-month in November, and at 50% of the levels seen over the same period last year, as issuance also fell away, while CORSIA supply started to filter in as new credits were tagged as eligible for the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme.
Read MoreCOP30: DATA DIVE – Critics say Brazil failing to match climate rhetoric with action – are they right?
Brazil is straddling a thin line between climate champion and fossil fuel producer, as the second fastest-growing oil supplier in the world over the past decade, but with slipping greenhouse gas emissions, according to Carbon Pulse analysis.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Oil majors return to the fold as EU gives a major demand boost to Article 6 carbon market
October saw voluntary carbon credit issuances fall by around 40% compared to September’s bumper month, with retirements rising by nearly 1.4 million over the same period, as data from an analytics firm shows that the oil majors have returned as a major demand source in the VCM.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: NZ ETS sees applications plummet in October, govt data shows
The volume of applications to submit land in to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has crashed in October as the farm-to-forestry conversion bill takes hold.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY: Voluntary carbon issuances hit highest level since end of last year but credit retirements down
September saw voluntary carbon credit retirements fall by over 1 million compared to August, and down over 1.3 mln on Sep. 2024 levels, while issuances hit their highest level since last December, new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data shows.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: ICVCM CCP decisions to see vastly different impacts on LATAM carbon projects by sector
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) approval of certain methodologies for the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) quality label is having starkly different impacts according to project type in Latin America, analysis by Carbon Pulse has found.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: What’s behind recent biochar carbon price swings, and can deliveries keep up with demand?
Biochar carbon removal credit prices have seen volatility in 2025, as reports emerge that large shares of current spot supply has already been snapped up, as market participants, and data analysed by Carbon Pulse, points to a still nascent sector that is rapidly trying to scale.
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