VCM MONTHLY DATA: Voluntary carbon credit retirements up nearly 10% YoY, issuances way off 2024 levels
July and August saw a 9% increase in retirements in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) compared to the same period of 2024, while issuances were down nearly 40% year-on-year, new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data shows.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: ACCU holdings volume reaches record high, regulator data shows
Holdings of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) resumed their upward trajectory in the second quarter, reaching a record level, according to data published Thursday.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Verra’s dominance over retirements slips despite record six months across voluntary carbon market
The share of carbon credit retirements recorded under Verra has declined in the first half of the year, as emerging registries have reported fast-growing volumes in what may push the voluntary market to a record year for such transactions, while data also shows a rising number of new buyers in the market, despite the ongoing weak price environment.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Growth of corporate climate target setting remains strong despite political headwinds
The number of companies setting climate targets has maintained strong momentum over the first six months of 2025, despite a more challenging political environment for corporate environmental action.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Carbon removals market faces supply crunch with new buyers coming to the fore
The market for carbon removal credits is increasingly seeing demand outstrip supply, with credit deliveries unable to keep up with the rate of purchases, analysis by Carbon Pulse shows.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Major jump in May voluntary carbon issuances, as credit retirements also soar 75%
May saw a major jump in issuances in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), while monthly retirements also soared 75% year-on-year, putting the market back on track for a record year, new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data shows.
Read MoreNew hires boost Carbon Pulse coverage of key carbon, nature markets ahead of new products launch
Carbon Pulse has made a string of new hires across Europe and Latin America that will add to its already industry-leading coverage of carbon and nature markets across the regions, as well as bolster its data journalism offering.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements underwhelm in April, CDR market breaks monthly record
Retirement activity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) crept up month-on-month in April across the four major registries, but remained well below levels that would suggest a market-wide recovery is underway.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria negatively correlated, data suggests
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Most countries now open to using Article 6 to meet NDCs
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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