VCM 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 MoreDATA DIVE: EU ETS-covered coal emissions slow rate of decline as waste sector impact soars
The first 11 months of 2025 have seen the slowest decrease so far in coal emissions covered by the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) since 2022, according to analysts.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: New Zealand ETS applications fall further in November
The volume of applications to submit land into New Zealand’s ETS has fallen further in November, according to government data published this week.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: The road to ending oil dominance faces many hurdles
Hopes the world will soon hit peak oil demand have been dented after COP30 ended without a direct reference to fossil fuels in the final decision text, but the world’s crude dependence still faces many twists and turns.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: CORSIA Phase 1 demand will be higher than previously thought, say analysts
Analysts have raised their CORSIA demand forecasts in light of an October announcement by ICAO that signalled that the aviation sector had grown by more than expected in 2024.
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.Â
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 MoreDATA DIVE: Despite bullish investor data, supply tightness, 2026 may not bring bull run for EUAs
Looming tightness has dominated the conversation around European carbon in recent months, but with industrial emissions continuing their slump and gas in abundant supply, there is potential for weak fundamentals to continue to dampen benchmark EUA prices in 2026, sources have said, despite bullish investor bets and upward analyst price forecasts for next year.Â
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Alberta TIER fund credit submissions down 46% since 2022, hitting a 5-year low
Contributions to Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme have decreased 46% over 2022-24, with fund credits submitted last year adding up to less than a third of 2020 figures, according to a government report.
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