Energy Transition, Emissions, Carbon
May 02, 2025
Platts to rename Nature-Based Avoidance, Tech Carbon Capture voluntary carbon assessments
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will change the description of its Nature-Based Avoidance and Tech Carbon Capture voluntary carbon assessments, effective June 2, 2025.
Platts is making these changes for improved clarity and to better reflect liquidity in regional voluntary carbon projects surrounding both segments.
Platts will change the names of the following assessments:
| Assessment Code | Current Assessment Name | Updated Assessment Name, effective June 2 |
| ATCCA00 | Platts Tech Carbon Capture $/mtCO2e Current Year | Biochar, US $/mtCO2e Current Year |
| ATCCB00 | Platts Tech Carbon Capture $/mtCO2e Yr01 | Biochar, US $/mtCO2e Yr01 |
| ANBAA00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance $/mtCO2e Current Year | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia $/mtCO2e Current Year |
| APNBA00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year-5 spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year-5 spread $/mtCO2e |
| APNBB00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year-4 spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year-4 spread $/mtCO2e |
| APNBC00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year-3 spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year-3 spread $/mtCO2e |
| APNBD00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year-2 spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year-2 spread $/mtCO2e |
| APNBE00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year-1 spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year-1 spread $/mtCO2e |
| APNBF00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance Vintage Current Year Spread $/mtCO2e | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia Vintage Current Year Spread $/mtCO2e |
| ANBAB00 | Platts Nature-Based Avoidance $/mtCO2e Yr01 | Nature-Based Avoidance, Southeast Asia $/mtCO2e Yr01 |
This also includes the currency conversions for each assessment, as well as all associated monthly averages.
Platts proposed these changes April 2, in a subscriber note available here.
The assessments appear in Carbon Markets Daily, and on the fixed pages CMA2001, ETA2001, CMA2002, ETA2002, CMA2003, ETA2003, CMA2004, ETA2004, CMA2005, ETA2005, CMA2006, ETA2006, CMA2007, ETA2007, CMA2008, ETA2008, CMA2009, ETA2009, CMA2011, ETA2011.
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