Launch of 12 BeZero Voluntary Carbon Project-type price assessments

Fastmarkets has launched 12 weekly BeZero rated voluntary carbon price assessments, covering Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR), and Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Wednesday July 2.

Fastmarkets has launched 12 weekly BeZero rated voluntary carbon price assessments, covering Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR), and Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Wednesday July 2.

The new prices aim to improve transparency in the voluntary carbon market and highlight the impact that ratings have on the price of carbon credits.

The prices are:
• REDD+ BeZero AA, $ per tCO2e
• REDD+ BeZero BBB, $ per tCO2e
• REDD+ BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
• REDD+ BeZero B, $ per tCO2e
• REDD+ BeZero C, $ per tCO2e
• ARR BeZero BBB, $ per tCO2e
• ARR BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
• ARR BeZero B, $ per tCO2e
• ARR BeZero C, $ per tCO2e
• IFM BeZero A, $ per tCO2e
• IFM BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
• IFM BeZero B, $ per tCO2e

The specifications are as follows:

CB-CC-0023 REDD+ BeZero AA, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative REDD+ projects with a BeZero rating of AA and issued under verified carbon standard (VCS).
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0024 REDD+ BeZero BBB, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative REDD+ projects with a BeZero rating of BBB and issued under VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0025 REDD+ BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative REDD+ projects with a BeZero rating of BB and issued under VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0026 REDD+ BeZero B, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative REDD+ projects with a BeZero rating of B and issued under VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0027 REDD+ BeZero C, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative REDD+ projects with a BeZero rating of C and issued under VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0028 ARR BeZero BBB, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative ARR projects with a BeZero rating of BBB and issued under American Carbon Registry (ACR), Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Gold Standard Registry (GS) or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0029 ARR BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative ARR projects with a BeZero rating of BB and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0030 ARR BeZero B, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative ARR projects with a BeZero rating of B and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0031 ARR BeZero C, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative ARR projects with a BeZero rating of C and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0032 IFM BeZero A, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative IFM projects with a BeZero rating of A and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0033 IFM BeZero BB, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative IFM projects with a BeZero rating of BB and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

CB-CC-0034 IFM BeZero B, $ per tCO2e
Quality: Carbon credits from representative IFM projects with a BeZero rating of B and issued under ACR, CAR, GS or VCS.
Quantity: Min 5,000 tCO2e, Max 50,000 tCO2e
Vintage: 2020+
Registry: ACR, CAR, GS, VCS
Location: Global
Timing: Prompt delivery
Unit: USD per tonne of CO2 equivalent
Publication: Weekly, Wednesday by 4:00pm London time

These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets Carbon package.

To provide feedback on these prices, or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Sam Carew by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sam Carew, re: BeZero prices”.

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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