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Carbon Markets Weekly: ICVCM Lifts CCP Coverage to 95%, Mombak Delivers Amazon Credits Two Years Early

Each Monday, CarbonBlogger delivers a curated deep-dive into the stories shaping the voluntary carbon market — registry data, commercial deals, policy developments, and the signals that move the market.

Every edition includes four major story deep dives, a reading roundup, live YTD data from the four major registries (VCS, Gold Standard, CAR, ACR), upcoming events, and open roles in carbon finance.

VCM-INTEGRITY Germany revokes 30 Chinese carbon credits — ExxonMobil-backed project among those flagged suspicious or fake
ARTICLE6 Vietnam formally approves Singapore Article 6 ITMO agreement — ITMOs at S$35.5/t
POLICY Australia advances ACCU Integrity Bill — IRMD mechanism triggers sovereign risk warning from industry
Commercial CAR operationalises CORSIA insurance pathway with Howden — CRTs from 2021+ eligible without host-country LoA
VCM Mombak delivers 21,000 Amazon reforestation credits 2 years early; 55K more expected late 2026
Commercial Microsoft signs CREW Carbon offtake — 23,602t wastewater alkalinity enhancement CDR
VCM Econetix secures Rwanda LoA — 1.77M CORSIA-eligible tonnes added to thin EEU pool
VCM Mombak delivers 21,000 Amazon reforestation credits 2 years early; 55K more expected late 2026
Commercial Microsoft signs CREW Carbon offtake — 23,602t wastewater alkalinity enhancement CDR
VCM Econetix secures Rwanda LoA — 1.77M CORSIA-eligible tonnes added to thin EEU pool
VCM Australia closes Climate Active by June 2027 — voluntary ACCU demand faces structural headwind
Commercial Thryve.Earth closes 635K-tonne CDR package; Tencent leads with 300K-tonne debut purchase
VCM Vietnam launches pilot carbon exchange — 1,210 tonnes traded on debut day
Commercial Deal flow: offtake agreements, CDR partnerships, and project financing
VCM Policy watch: CORSIA, Article 6, integrity standards, and methodology updates
VCM Market signals: quality premiums, buyer trends, and emerging supply dynamics
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REGISTRY DATA
2026 YTD Registry Data

Live market activity, every Tuesday.

Each edition includes fresh YTD data from the four major voluntary carbon registries, sourced directly from CarbonPlan's OffsetsDB.

71.7M
tCO₂e
YTD Retirements
VCS GLD CAR ACR
94.9M
tCO₂e
YTD Issuances
VCS GLD CAR ACR
Jan–Jun
2026
Current Period
CarbonPlan OffsetsDB ↗
Monthly Retirements — 2026 (M tCO₂e)
6.4
1.7
0.4
0.9
Jan
15.0
5.4
0.9
0.8
Feb
8.5
3.8
1.0
1.1
Mar
7.2
1.7
1.1
1.3
Apr
11.0
2.5
0.6
0.3
May
0.1
—
—
—
Jun*
VCS GLD CAR ACR
Monthly Issuances — 2026 (M tCO₂e)
2.2
4.6
0.8
4.3
Jan
13.3
2.4
3.5
0.7
Feb
10.3
4.4
4.5
1.5
Mar
8.7
8.1
0.8
0.6
Apr
17.0
2.4
2.1
2.7
May
—
—
—
—
Jun*
VCS GLD CAR ACR
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