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VCM Report: Huge deals for soil carbon removal projects, despite sideways secondary market

Published 18:06 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 18:06 on June 30, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Litigation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance), VCM Reports

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Voluntary carbon credit prices continued to trend sideways in secondary trade, though the sector was buoyed by a splurge of expensive soil removal deals, and healthier activity in the primary market.

VCM Report: Bear market continues into the summer, Brussels corporate claims drama creates regulatory uncertainty

Published 16:55 on June 23, 2025 / Last updated at 16:55 on June 23, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes), Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Sales of cheap voluntary carbon credits continued to dominate trade in a week where the European Commission signalled it would pull the plug on the proposed Green Claims Directive, though developments on Monday suggested this may no longer be the case, with the drama generating significant regulatory uncertainty.

VCM Report: Carbon credit prices bounce back as June retirements pick up pace

Published 17:55 on June 16, 2025 / Last updated at 09:00 on June 17, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Litigation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon credit prices generally bounced back last week to recover losses over May and early June, and a large volume of cookstoves retirements boosted levels.

VCM Report: Slide in prices extends May trend, low floor seen for Phase 1 CORSIA carbon credits

Published 16:01 on June 9, 2025 / Last updated at 16:01 on June 9, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Litigation, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon prices continued to slide last week, following the pattern seen in May, although US registries bucked the trend and a Singaporean exchange claimed the first floating offer for cookstove credits versus an index for CORSIA Phase 1-eligible units.

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 / Roy Manuell / 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.

VCM Report: Shrinking market dominates headlines, carbon credit prices drift lower

Published 17:47 on June 2, 2025 / Last updated at 17:51 on June 2, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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News of the shrinking value of the voluntary carbon market dominated the week, with participants quick to paint a bright picture for the future, but an early summer malaise has already kicked in with credit prices seen drifting lower.

VCM Report: Drop off in carbon credit retirements reflects wider market malaise

Published 17:00 on May 26, 2025 / Last updated at 17:00 on May 26, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Low credit issuance and retirements last week reflected a subdued voluntary market that continues to be stifled by the lack of available Core Carbon Principles (CCP)-tagged credits, as well as few signs of a reaction to the expected shortage of eligible Phase 1 CORSIA supply in the coming years.

VCM Report: ARR carbon credit prices rally as Microsoft steps in with mega-deal

Published 17:09 on May 19, 2025 / Last updated at 17:09 on May 19, 2025 / Paddy Gourlay / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Litigation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Prices for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon credits jumped last week amid news that Microsoft has bought 18 million units in a forward purchase agreement from a US firm, but other sectors continued to flat line.

VCM Report: CORSIA carbon credit futures trade above $24, regulatory support continues to build

Published 15:30 on May 12, 2025 / Last updated at 16:02 on May 12, 2025 / Roy Manuell / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Supportive regulatory developments continued to point towards a brighter near-term future for the voluntary carbon market, as CORSIA Phase 1-eligible futures traded above $24 in one Asia-based exchange.

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 / Roy Manuell / 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.