Overview

Argus Voluntary Carbon Markets covers prices, news and developments to empower you with confidence in your negotiations, trading and purchase of carbon credits.

For professionals invested in the voluntary carbon market and carbon-compensated physical commodities, Argus Voluntary Carbon Markets (AVCM) provides an independent third-party reference with uniquely detailed and credible price assessments. AVCM provides assessments of specific project types, with breakdowns by geography and vintage, with the credibility of the assessments assured by employing a purely editorial process backed by well tested methodology and global reach of Argus to all major energy and commodities markets.

Key features

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Market overview

Key registry data on issuance, retirements, and project pipeline. Highlights and table of prices covering exchange-traded contracts.

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Market prices

Argus price assessments by project type with market reporting specific to each segment.

Customers that benefit

All firms engaged in voluntary carbon market will find this service an essential source. Below are a few examples of how clients are using AVCM to help them make better decisions.
  • Carbon trader

    Quicker and easier price negotiations depend on accurate, reliable and trusted price assessments. In that case, as a carbon trader faced with negotiation difficulties, you need insight into the traded market price or market developments in the particular type of credit you typically buy or are negotiating. Argus's voluntary carbon market report gives you access to the correct price reference to refer to in negotiations which can be used as a basis for long-term contract negotiation.

  • Market risk teams

    Suppose you rely on a set of price assessments that enable you to accurately and specifically value the credits held by the trading team, which causes you to adopt unusual processes and rely on internal calculations. Argus voluntary market report gives you a suite of price assessments you can use to reduce the process of manual inputs resulting in less friction and improved workload efficiency.

  • Carbon credit sales

    As a carbon credit sales manager, you cannot refer to specific price references on the particular carbon credit you are developing because of the lack of accurate and comprehensive price assessments. As a result, you are unable to find the best price possible for spot sales. Argus’s voluntary carbon market report gives you access to a complete suite of price assessments more specific to your project type, ultimately helping you facilitate negotiations and generate demand.

Key price assessments

Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.