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The 2025 Q3 Carbon Market Update

The 2025 Q3 Carbon Market Update

From volume to value: Read this Q3 summary update to learn how the 'flight to quality' is reshaping the carbon market and other key developments to follow

The third quarter of 2025 was defined by an undeniable "flight to quality" in the carbon market.

For organisations refining their net zero pathways or preparing for upcoming compliance, understanding this critical shift in market integrity, supply/demand balance and new pricing dynamics is essential for making strategic, future-proof purchasing decisions.

This summarised market update provides corporate sustainability leaders and compliance officers with the data and expert analysis required to stay ahead.

Key Strategic Takeaways

Unlock the critical trends shaping the carbon market:

  • The integrity imperative: See how market players continue to collaborate to strengthen market integrity, with standards aligning with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), UN Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) becoming fully operational and ratings agencies boosting transparency.
  • Robust acceleration: Review Q3 issuance and retirement volumes, confirming strong buyer confidence.
  • Wider price gaps: Analyse the data showing that integrity is one of the most critical factors influencing carbon pricing, including the direct correlation between higher ratings and price premiums.
  • Policy proliferation: Get an overview of the growing number of carbon pricing instruments globally, signaling future compliance mandates your business must anticipate.
  • And much more!

Download your free copy of the Q3 Carbon Market Update today.

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The third quarter of 2025 was defined by an undeniable "flight to quality" in the carbon market.

For organisations refining their net zero pathways or preparing for upcoming compliance, understanding this critical shift in market integrity, supply/demand balance and new pricing dynamics is essential for making strategic, future-proof purchasing decisions.

This summarised market update provides corporate sustainability leaders and compliance officers with the data and expert analysis required to stay ahead.

Key Strategic Takeaways

Unlock the critical trends shaping the carbon market:

  • The integrity imperative: See how market players continue to collaborate to strengthen market integrity, with standards aligning with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), UN Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) becoming fully operational and ratings agencies boosting transparency.
  • Robust acceleration: Review Q3 issuance and retirement volumes, confirming strong buyer confidence.
  • Wider price gaps: Analyse the data showing that integrity is one of the most critical factors influencing carbon pricing, including the direct correlation between higher ratings and price premiums.
  • Policy proliferation: Get an overview of the growing number of carbon pricing instruments globally, signaling future compliance mandates your business must anticipate.
  • And much more!

Download your free copy of the Q3 Carbon Market Update today.

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