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Carbon Credit Pricing Benchmarks 2026
The complete pricing reference for voluntary and compliance carbon markets — 813 KPIs, 9 ETS jurisdictions, 8 project-type price ranges, and corporate buyer benchmarks.
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Everything in this article plus jurisdiction-level data, credit quality tier analysis, and corporate buyer contract benchmarks — in one PDF.
What's inside
- Voluntary carbon market pricing by credit type (REDD+, DAC, biochar, cookstoves, and more)
- Compliance market prices across EU ETS, California, UK, China, Canada, RGGI, and 3 more jurisdictions
- Credit quality tiers and the 30–80% CCP premium explained
- Corporate buyer benchmarks — what top-quartile buyers pay, how they structure contracts, removal vs avoidance ratios
- Carbon removal procurement KPIs (low / median / high / top quartile)
- Full KPI reference table: 813 benchmarks in one place
- 2026–2030 price forecasts by market
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Data sourced from Sustainability Atlas's Climate Finance & Markets research library — cross-referenced against IEA, World Bank, Ecosystem Marketplace, ICVCM, and BloombergNEF.
Frequently asked questions
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PDF, available as a free instant download.
What time period does the data cover?
Data is current as of Q1 2026.
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