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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.

VCM Report: Carbon credit prices flatline as VCMI tries to stimulate voluntary action

Published 16:09 on May 5, 2025 / Last updated at 16:09 on May 5, 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, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon prices were little changed little last week, despite the official launch of the VCMI’s new Scope 3 action code that highlighted a market caught in limbo by the ongoing lack of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs)-stamped credits.

VCM Report: Voluntary carbon credit indices rebound, France backs CCPs

Published 16:43 on April 28, 2025 / Last updated at 16:43 on April 28, 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, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon credit indices edged higher last week as market participants returned to desks following a holiday break, while France threw its weight behind corporate use of integrity-backed carbon credits, following similar moves by Germany and the UK in April.

VCM Report: Carbon credit prices tumble amid thin liquidity over holiday season, UK govt announcement offers hope

Published 16:38 on April 22, 2025 / Last updated at 18:35 on April 22, 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), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The holiday break took its toll on the voluntary carbon credits with liquidity and prices sliding last week, but the UK government gave a fillip to the market after throwing its weight behind integrity initiatives and the use of both reductions and removal credits to mitigate Scope 3 emission claims.