This June 2024 report by BeZero Carbon reveals that a well‑structured $100 billion global carbon market over the next decade could protect up to 150 million hectares of land (the size of Peru) and support around 17 million jobs, highlighting the immense nature and livelihood benefits of scaling high-integrity carbon markets.
This 2025 report by CCAG outlines the expectations and challenges facing the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market, based on surveys of both suppliers and purchasers. It reveals a widening pricing gap, heavy reliance on net‑zero standards to drive demand, and a planned shift toward durable CDR, though scaling remains hindered by cost and quality uncertainties.
The May 2025 report by Ecosystem Marketplace reveals that the voluntary carbon market is transitioning towards higher quality and integrity, with demand remaining steady despite a 25% drop in transaction volumes. Credit prices fell only 5.5%, and retirements held steady, indicating resilient demand amid market pressures.
In this May 2025 report by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, experts outline 490 indicators to track global progress on climate adaptation—covering water, food, health, ecosystems, and more—marking a key step toward consistent, measurable global adaptation goals.
This May 2025 report by Convergence analyzes the blended finance market in 2024, highlighting a steady increase in deal flow and median deal size, with commercial capital outpacing development finance institutions. It identifies challenges such as limited local capital mobilization and transparency, exacerbated by declining development assistance.
This May 2025 report by Abatable sets a new $15 floor price for high-integrity REDD+ credits, citing rising project costs from stricter methodologies. It urges buyers to rethink outdated price expectations to support credible forest conservation.
This AlliedOffsets report released in May 2025 forecasts rising demand for CORSIA-eligible carbon credits through 2035, warns of a major supply gap, and projects price hikes, urging greater credit issuance and stronger enforcement to avoid non-compliance risks for airlines.
AAE released its April 2025 report critiquing major voluntary carbon standards for lacking strong safeguards to protect Indigenous rights, land tenure, and gender equity. It calls for a rights-based approach to ensure carbon markets benefit people as well as the planet, and prevent harm to vulnerable communities.
The State of the Blue Carbon Market report highlights the potential of coastal ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes) in climate mitigation. Published by Ecosystem Marketplace in October 2024, it says that despite challenges like high costs and regulatory hurdles, the market for blue carbon credits is growing. Scaling up through better financing and policy support is key to unlocking their potential.
Published in April 2025, the AlliedOffsets and Planet 2050 SF₆ Report highlights the extent of sulfur hexafluoride’s climate impact and its overlooked role in carbon markets. It calls for greater focus on SF₆ reduction through new technologies, policies, and inclusion in global climate strategies.