Published 17:40 on April 14, 2025 /
Last updated at 17:40 on April 14, 2025 /
Paddy Gourlay / Americas, Asia Pacific, CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (VCM Reports), International, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Litigation, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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Trade on the voluntary carbon market was thin last week and prices dipped lower, due to a period of seasonal holidays affecting several markets as well as the uncertainty around the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.
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Published 16:55 on April 7, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:55 on April 7, 2025 /
Roy Manuell / 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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Hopes for a rebound in the voluntary carbon market remain on ice as participants cited rising concern on demand over the impact of geopolitical context and notably the actions of US President Donald Trump.
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Published 16:33 on April 1, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:33 on April 1, 2025 /
Roy Manuell / 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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Published 15:59 on March 31, 2025 /
Last updated at 15:59 on March 31, 2025 /
Roy Manuell / 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), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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The CORSIA Phase 1 carbon market remains stuck in a “wait-and-see” stance, with existing standardised contracts failing to move over the past week despite fresh, strong demand projections, and new CBL spot products announced for an April launch.
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Published 16:27 on March 24, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:27 on March 24, 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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Durable carbon removals (CDR) dominated the headlines last week after the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) released its long-awaited draft of version 2 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard for public consultation.
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Published 16:26 on March 17, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:26 on March 17, 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, Litigation, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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Prices generally drifted lower as buying appetite continued to favour the cheap end of the market, but national support for voluntary carbon buoyed sentiment.
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Published 16:30 on March 10, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:30 on March 10, 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, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)took a tough stance last week on cookstove methodologies, although it seemed to have been with indifference by the market that seems more focused on CORSIA, the aviation emissions scheme, and worrying about rating agency grades.
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Published 19:50 on March 5, 2025 /
Last updated at 20:44 on March 5, 2025 /
Nick Ferris / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Data Dives, VCM Reports), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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A month-on-month surge in retirement volumes in February, alongside continued strong interest in credits approved for ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), are among factors offering a positive signal for demand in the VCM over the year ahead.
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Published 17:23 on March 3, 2025 /
Last updated at 17:23 on March 3, 2025 /
Paddy Gourlay / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa), Insights (VCM Reports), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Litigation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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Another healthy dose of carbon credit retirements last week helped keep the voluntary market in contention for a record year and struck a bullish note, although a lawsuit against Apple and official news of BP backing petroleum in the future dampened enthusiasm.
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Published 16:42 on February 24, 2025 /
Last updated at 16:42 on February 24, 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, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)
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An oil and gas major retired a huge number of REDD carbon credits to keep the market ticking over, while the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) signalled a shift of direction in a bid to kick start wider participation in the market.
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