Xpansiv’s CBL sees near-tripling in carbon trade in 2021

Published 20:53 on January 13, 2022  /  Last updated at 20:53 on January 13, 2022  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The volume of carbon offsets traded on Xpansiv’s CBL platform nearly tripled in 2021 to outpace the voluntary market’s rapid fundamental growth amid a surge in interest in standardised trade, the company said on Thursday.

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UN teams up with second exchange to promote CDM credit sales to voluntary market

Published 21:25 on January 12, 2022  /  Last updated at 00:35 on January 13, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

The UN’s climate change agency has partnered with a second carbon exchange to drive sales of carbon credits issued under its Kyoto-era Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to the voluntary carbon market, as the international offsetting scheme readies its transition under the Paris Agreement.

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Carbon Pulse increases European, voluntary carbon market coverage with new hire

Published 23:56 on January 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:17 on December 19, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, Other Content, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, South & Central, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Carbon Pulse is enhancing its coverage of the European and voluntary carbon markets with another new hire.

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Industry experts partner with major exchanges to list voluntary carbon contract that addresses market’s “pain points”

Published 23:23 on January 11, 2022  /  Last updated at 10:31 on January 12, 2022  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

A team of industry veterans has signed agreements with two exchanges to list a new voluntary contract that it says will offer an innovative approach to trading that addresses the market’s “pain points”.

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VCM Report: VER prices vacillate as C-GEO contracts kick off trading

Published 22:48 on January 10, 2022  /  Last updated at 03:33 on June 27, 2023  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices trended in opposite directions this week for different exchange-traded product categories, while Xpansiv market CBL’s Core-GEO (C-GEO) contract saw its first activity after its mid-week launch.

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VCM Report: VER issuances, retirements end year 65-70% higher over 2020 levels

Published 23:45 on January 4, 2022  /  Last updated at 23:45 on January 4, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Issuances and retirements of voluntary emissions reductions (VERs) skyrocketed over the course of 2021 from the four main carbon credit registries, as escalating demand in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) drove offset prices to continuous new records that held mostly steady over the holiday break.

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VCM Report: VERs extend year-end slump as some sellers give in

Published 20:57 on December 20, 2021  /  Last updated at 20:57 on December 20, 2021  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices slipped in most standardised categories this week as a limited amount of sellers accepted lower levels while many participants eyed a new year recovery.

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Voluntary offset price rally seen resuming into 2022 -brokers

Published 21:02 on December 14, 2021  /  Last updated at 21:02 on December 14, 2021  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices could resume their rally into the second half of 2022 as trading houses look to further bolster their portfolios, brokers said in a research note on Tuesday.

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CORRECTION – VCM Report: VERs post weekly loss amid profit-taking, seller stand-off

Published 20:29 on December 13, 2021  /  Last updated at 13:49 on December 20, 2021  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices slipped in most standardised categories this week amid some year-end profit-taking and as sellers were seen as unwilling to accept a drop in value in the voluntary carbon market.

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Crypto carbon demand brings back shunned HFC-23 credits

Published 10:07 on December 13, 2021  /  Last updated at 01:41 on December 14, 2021  / /  Asia Pacific, Bavardage, China, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Voluntary

More than half a million highly controversial industrial carbon credits have been brought on-chain over the past week, as demand created via crypto venture Klima DAO has offered an unexpected path to profit for holders of the units shunned for almost a decade after project owners were found to be cheating.

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