State of Carbon Credits 2025
The definitive analysis of the carbon market across quality, pricing, demand, and policy
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State of Carbon Credits 2025: A quick overview
Fundamental shifts are reshaping how carbon credits are priced, traded, and valued. Quality now commands clear premiums. Forward markets are expanding. Compliance and voluntary demand are converging. The market is transitioning from a focus on volume to a focus on integrity and long-term value.
This report delivers our most comprehensive ever data analysis across pricing, supply, demand, and policy drivers.
Whether you're a corporate buyer navigating quality versus cost tradeoffs, a project developer positioning for future demand, or an investor valuing carbon portfolios, understanding these structural shifts is essential for strategic decision-making in 2026 and beyond.
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What's Inside: Key Findings from 2025
Structural shifts within the market
While retirement volumes declined 4.5% to 168 million credits, market value grew 6% to $1.04 billion, demonstrating that quality and price, not volume, now drive growth.
Prices of carbon credits
2025 marks the year where integrity ratings are most clearly embedded in pricing dynamics, reflecting years of growing buyer awareness in the impact of quality.
Buyer trends and preferences
Overall corporate appetite for carbon credits remained robust, but the composition of buyers and their preferences shifted notably.
Policy drivers shaping the future
Compliance demand is poised to reshape carbon markets fundamentally, with voluntary and regulated buyers increasingly competing for the same high-quality supply.
The State of Carbon Credits: Expert Data Briefing
Get deeper insights from Sylvera's carbon market experts as they unpack the report's key findings, discuss implications for 2026 planning, and answer your questions about market trends.
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