VCM MONTHLY DATA: Major jump in May voluntary carbon issuances, as credit retirements also soar 75%

Published 10:58 on June 4, 2025 / Last updated at 10:58 on June 4, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), International, Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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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.

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New hires boost Carbon Pulse coverage of key carbon, nature markets ahead of new products launch

Published 03:14 on May 31, 2025 / Last updated at 03:22 on May 31, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific, EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments), Data Dives

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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.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Carbon credit retirements underwhelm in April, CDR market breaks monthly record

Published 11:53 on May 9, 2025 / Last updated at 11:53 on May 9, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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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.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon integrity and sustainable development criteria negatively correlated, data suggests

Published 10:10 on April 29, 2025 / Last updated at 10:10 on April 29, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Data Dives), International (UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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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.

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DATA DIVE: Chilean renewables projects aim for PACM after major support from CDM

Published 23:34 on April 16, 2025 / Last updated at 23:34 on April 16, 2025 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) played a critical role in building out Chile’s renewable energy generation, Carbon Pulse analysis of new national data has found, while dozens of Chilean renewables projects look ahead to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).

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DATA DIVE: Most countries now open to using Article 6 to meet NDCs

Published 11:00 on April 16, 2025 / Last updated at 08:24 on April 16, 2025 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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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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DATA DIVE: Carbon analysts shrug off impact of low Rhine water levels amid wider tariff drama

Published 13:36 on April 14, 2025 / Last updated at 13:36 on April 14, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Data Dives)

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Exceptionally low water levels on the Rhine river in Germany have filtered in some support for EUAs, but the potential bullish impact due to disruption of coal deliveries to power plants has been pushed to the sidelines by the wider macroeconomic turbulence brought on by US President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff policy.

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DATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon market oversupply hangover to lift by 2030s, say analysts

Published 09:52 on April 9, 2025 / Last updated at 09:52 on April 9, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is likely to see a substantial rise in prices in the early 2030s as excess supply clears, before embarking on a steep upward growth curve to 2040, according to analysts that have identified untapped demand potential among industrials and emerging economies.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Voluntary carbon credit retirements slump as oil and gas steps back

Published 16:33 on April 1, 2025 / Last updated at 16:33 on April 1, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon credit retirements slumped in March as oil and gas retirees that had propped up total volumes stepped away, amid a wider pullback from climate initiatives and market uncertainty, according to participants.

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DATA DIVE: Countries involved in REDD+ more likely to see lower rates of forest loss

Published 16:30 on March 14, 2025 / Last updated at 16:30 on March 14, 2025 / / Insights (Data Dives), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Countries with greater involvement in UN-backed REDD+ carbon projects are more likely to see lower rates of primary forest loss, new data analysis from Carbon Pulse suggests.

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