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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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CURA Partners With Sylvera to Unlock the Commercial Value of Low-Carbon Cement

Stuart Mitchell

CURA, developer of breakthrough low-carbon cement technology, and Sylvera, the independent carbon and commodities data provider, today announced its partnership. The collaboration addresses a critical challenge facing carbon-differentiated commodities, in which producers with genuine low-carbon advantages face a market where data is fragmented, standards are inconsistent, and green premiums remain difficult to establish with confidence.   Turning a performance advantage into a commercial one As decarbonisation pressures intensify across the built environment, cement — responsible for approximately 8% of global CO₂ emissions — has become one of the most scrutinised…

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Sylvera Expands Global Climate Policy Leadership with New Policy Advisory Board

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera are proud to announce the launch of Sylvera’s Policy Advisory Board — a group of world-leading climate and carbon market policymakers and experts whose guidance will help ensure Sylvera’s data platform continues to shape the next generation of high-integrity climate investment. This group brings unmatched credibility across international climate negotiations, compliance carbon market design, Article 6 implementation (for buying and selling countries), environmental law, and sustainable finance. Together, they reinforce Sylvera’s role as the independent data backbone powering the future of carbon markets and carbon-differentiated commodities. Introducing Sylvera’s Policy…

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