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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Olympics lift August voluntary carbon retirements to break seasonal trend

Published 13:35 on September 6, 2024 / Last updated at 13:35 on September 6, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), International, Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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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.

DATA DIVE: Brazil by far the most affected by Verra’s new consolidated REDD+ carbon methodology

Published 13:46 on August 29, 2024 / Last updated at 13:46 on August 29, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Brazil’s carbon sector is set to be most affected by the changes to the REDD+ project assessment methodologies by credit certifier Verra, according to new data analysis carried out by Carbon Pulse.

DATA DIVE: Why the VCM might only recover in 2026

Published 14:24 on July 19, 2024 / Last updated at 14:24 on July 19, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The voluntary carbon market is in a slump, characterised by low trade volumes and largely sluggish prices, as a consistent flow of bad press around projects has put off potential buyers.

DATA DIVE: Retirements in voluntary carbon market hold up in H1 2024 offering tentative signs of resilience

Published 17:57 on July 9, 2024 / Last updated at 17:57 on July 9, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Carbon credit retirement volumes across the four main registries broadly held up in the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period last year, despite fresh scandals hitting the sector.

DATA DIVE: Shell’s dominance of the voluntary carbon market drives retirements surge

Published 13:41 on May 29, 2024 / Last updated at 13:41 on May 29, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell has dominated the voluntary carbon market (VCM) over the past six months, retiring 14% – or one seventh – of all credits retired between Nov. 2023 and April 2024, Carbon Pulse analysis has shown.

DATA DIVE: Booming energy company activity lifts voluntary carbon credit retirements in 2024

Published 14:12 on May 17, 2024 / Last updated at 14:39 on May 21, 2024 / Nick Ferris / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Credit retirements across the four main registries in the voluntary carbon market are on track for a record year, lifted by particularly buoyant activity among energy companies.

DATA DIVE: Built on solid rock – How Kenya emerged as a global leader for carbon market investment

Published 16:37 on May 13, 2024 / Last updated at 22:30 on May 13, 2024 / Nick Ferris / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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This is the first story in Carbon Pulse’s newly-launched data journalism offering. Data Dive delves deeper into larger data sets to analyse the figures, identify the trends, and employ helpful visualisations that together deliver compelling and insightful news articles for our subscribers.