Tag: Sylvera

Carbon Data Open Protocol Releases Version 2.0, Extending Standardization Across the Credit Lifecycle and Giving Carbon Credits & Projects a Traceable Status History

Stuart Mitchell

One year after unveiling Version 1.0 at Climate Week NYC, and now with more than 75 member organisations, the Carbon Data Open Protocol (CDOP) today announced the release of Version 2.0 of its open-source data schema, extending common, cross-industry standards for carbon crediting project and credit data across the credit lifecycle.  From pre-issuance foundations to expanding lifecycle coverage  CDOP’s Version 1.0, launched in September 2025, marked a significant initial milestone in addressing the market’s most immediate fragmentation problem: the absence of common definitions for the carbon data. Starting from the…

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Sylvera Launches Open Carbon Data Project to Unlock Investment in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Support by The Rockefeller Foundation and Meta

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera today announced the Open Carbon Data Project, a first-of-its-kind initiative to generate high-resolution, open-access forest carbon data across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, Meta, World Resources Institute, Symbiosis Coalition, and leading Brazilian research institutions UESC, the initiative targets one of the most critical barriers – increasing the amount of trusted, scientifically rigorous data to underpin credible measurement, reporting and verification at scale. By enabling accurate measurement and verification of forest carbon stocks, the dataset will lower barriers to carbon market participation, particularly for smallholders and…

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Sylvera Carbon Market Data Snapshot Q2 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Headline numbers Carbon credit retirements reached 38.55 million in Q2 2026, down 10% from 42.9 million in the same period last year. Across the first half of the year, retirements totalled 89.27 million, down 9% from 98.27 million in H1 2025. A meaningful share of that decline is due to Shell, historically the market’s largest retiree. In H1 2025 Shell had retired 6.7 million tonnes, dropping to just 494,100 tonnes in H1 2026. This gap accounts for around two-thirds of the entire market’s year-on-year retirement drop-off. Despite the volume decline,…

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At least $2bn in CORSIA Compliance Spend Hinges on Host-Country Authorisations, Not Credit Availability

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon markets are sitting on a paradox: potential CORSIA Phase 1 supply dwarfs demand, yet the market is functionally supply-constrained. New data from carbon data platform Sylvera shows that while 640 million tonnes of credits are theoretically eligible for Phase 1 compliance, only 47 million tonnes currently meet all requirements, not because the projects don’t exist but because host country authorisations haven’t kept pace. Even on an optimistic basis, including credits from countries Sylvera rates as likely to deliver authorisations, the accessible pool reaches only 118 million tonnes: still well…

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Carbon markets continue pivot to quality as compliance credits dominate new supply in Q1, Sylvera data finds

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, the independent carbon and commodities data provider, has today released its Carbon Data Snapshot for Q1 2026, revealing that retirements fell 8% on the same period last year. Total retirement value dropped from $309.47 to $290 million. The shift signals a continued shift away from volumes and towards high-value credits, with the average price paid per credit rising to $5.69 in Q1 2026, up from $5.60 the prior year.  The quality & compliance premium Investment-grade credits (BBB+) now command an average of $20.10 per credit, whereas B-rated credits sit…

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