Global Carbon Offsets Report

The Global Carbon Offsets Report — the first of its kind in the marketplace and a key benchmark across the industry — meets the demand for voluntary carbon market pricing.

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Net-zero strategies gain transparency with visibility into carbon offsets credits programs and voluntary carbon market pricing

The commitment to carbon neutrality continues to grow as corporations and jurisdictions chart a course for net zero and airlines prepare for CORSIA compliance. By referencing the OPIS Global Voluntary Carbon Offsets prices in contracts, sellers can unlock investment potential and buyers can purchase with confidence knowing the market’s fair price.

Request the free trial of OPIS Global Carbon Offsets Report. You’ll get 161 daily assessments of voluntary carbon offsets credits, carbon offsets trades deal log, and voluntary carbon market pricing, news coverage, and insights.

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New: North American Improved Forest Management pricing

OPIS now provides North American Improved Forest Management (IFM) pricing, expanding transparency across the nature-based voluntary carbon market.

Designed for buyers, sellers, traders, project developers and advisors, the new coverage provides a clearer benchmark in an over-the-counter market where comparable pricing can be difficult to establish. It can help market participants benchmark bids and offers, evaluate procurement and portfolio decisions, and assess the market value of IFM credits.

Request a free trial to explore the new North American IFM pricing alongside the broader coverage available through the OPIS Global Carbon Offsets Report.

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Who Benefits From This Report

PROJECT DEVELOPERS

  • Secure investment for new and existing emissions reduction projects using a transparent voluntary carbon market pricing index.
  • Maximize value by referencing OPIS carbon offset credits prices in supply contracts.

NET-ZERO BUYERS

  • Make informed business decisions around securing carbon offsets credits with accurate, transparent benchmark prices.
  • Assess the costs associated with achieving carbon neutrality goals.

TRADERS

  • Negotiate prices with counterparties using a voluntary carbon index with a methodology that accurately reflects how the market trades.
  • Evaluate price arbitrage opportunities.
  • Obtain fair-market value for offset credits acquired in the OTC market.

BROKERS/CONSULTANTS

  • Determine timely carbon market price ranges when assisting clients with transactions.
  • Leverage market insight when conducting cost analysis and advising clients on new project development.

FUEL BUYERS & SELLERS

  • Discover the baseline cost for providing environmental services to counterparties in addition to commodities supply contracts.
  • Agree on a fair price premium for retiring carbon credits to attain carbon neutrality in the fuel supply chain.

RESEARCHERS/ANALYSTS

  • Use as a basis for voluntary carbon market price forecasting.
  • Stay informed on nature-based project developments and offset credits issuances.

JURISIDICTIONAL AGENCIES

  • Negotiate jurisdictional contracts by referencing a transparent price signal established by OPIS voluntary carbon market pricing assessments.
  • Determine cost impact of climate initiatives aligned with Paris Agreement goals.
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Why You Need This Report

  • The OPIS Global Carbon Offsets Report addresses the demand for transparent voluntary carbon market pricing, as a growing number of corporations offset carbon emissions for net-zero strategies and airlines prepare for CORSIA.
  • Voluntary carbon market buyers and sellers need a trusted price reporting agency to provide daily benchmark assessments for offset credits produced by forestry projects as well as for carbon offsets eligible for the CORSIA program.
  • Fuel buyers and sellers can reference the OPIS Carbon Neutral Fuels Index (CNFI) to determine the cost to reduce the product’s carbon emissions to zero.
  • Project developers can secure a price premium for high-quality carbon credits with the OPIS Co-benefits Standards assessments.
  • This report shows a complete view of the California Carbon Offsets (CCO) markets, including price assessments for carbon offsets that have a direct environmental benefit in the state (DEBS CCO).

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Key Features and Benefits

  • Daily physical assessments for voluntary carbon offsets credits and compliance carbon offsets credits.
  • OPIS Voluntary REDD+ Credits (OPIS REDD+): produced by nature-based projects for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.
  • OPIS Blue Carbon Credits (OPIS Blue): produced by nature-based projects that sequester carbon in ocean and coastal ecosystems.
  • OPIS Afforestation/Reforestation Credits: produced by nature-based projects that plant trees, regrow trees or revegetate lands.
  • North American Improved Forest Management (IFM) Pricing: Provides a clear benchmark for credits from forest-management projects in the North American voluntary carbon market.
  • OPIS CEO (CORSIA Eligible Offsets): reflect methodologies specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for assets that comply with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation program CORSIA Eligible Offsets (CEO) price assessment.
  • OPIS Core Carbon Credits (OPIS CCP): reflect trading for standard carbon credits, including CORSIA eligible credits, REDD+ credits, and other AFLOU credits.
  • OPIS Co-benefits Standards: reflect the co-benefits price premium for Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) that are certified by Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards Program and Verra’s Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard Program (SD VISta).
  • California Carbon Offsets: (OPIS CCO) and CCO with a Direct Environmental Benefit in the State (OPIS DEBS CCO).
  • Carbon Neutral Fuels Index provides daily assessments for the cost of offsetting combustion emissions to zero for 18 standard liquids and gaseous fuels as well as the eight International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) shipping fuels through the retirement of voluntary carbon credits.
  • Carbon Offsets Trades deal log that provides a 30-day record of confirmed transactions in the offset credits markets.
  • Breaking news coverage reveals trends and fundamentals impacting global voluntary carbon market supply and demand.
  • The OPIS Carbon Market Pricing methodology provides full-day physical assessments for voluntary and compliance carbon offsets credit prices.

OPIS is proud to be a member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). IETA is a non-profit business organization created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading in greenhouse gas emission reductions.

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