An unprecedented report providing the first comprehensive forecast focused on the Voluntary Renewable Energy Certificates (VRECs) market in the United States. The report represents a significant milestone in the understanding of VRECs dynamics, offering insights into the market's evolution and future trajectory. With meticulous analysis and robust forecasting methodologies, cCarbon's report aims to provide stakeholders with invaluable strategic guidance.

cCarbon’s 2023 analyst note provides a comprehensive analysis of corporate climate initiatives worldwide, offering insights into market trends, type of deal, valuations, and geographical distribution. The analyst note helps in assessing the trends in deals, the markets currently being targeted and serves as an important guide for investors and clients in this space.

In the wake of COP28, we review the progress and outlook for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement based on the negotiations. Beginning with an overview of the antecedents leading to the Agreement, we focus on the relationship between Article 6 and voluntary carbon markets (VCM). The update extends to the prospects and progress at COP28, addressing contentious issues, the negotiation timeline, and summarizing the outcomes of the conference.

The WCI market has made significant progress since our last WCI Offset Price Forecast in March 2030. In the present iteration of the forecast, we have incorporated recent issuance and emission trends, updated our assumptions on supply tendencies across a number of protocols as well as allowance – offset price elasticity.

In this report, we review current retiring trends, the most important factors and threats guiding buyer behaviour in the VCM as well as existing voluntary and national guidance intended to help buyers navigate the risk-laden landscape of credit retirements.