Energy Transition, Carbon, Emissions
July 21, 2025
Platts clarifies several elements of Voluntary Carbon Markets methodology
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, wishes to clarify several aspects of its Voluntary Carbon Markets methodology as follows:
| Assessment Name | Symbol | Clarification |
| Nature - Based Avoidance South America Current Year | SANBC00 | New Nature-Based Avoidance, South America assessments reflect VCS credits that carry Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards. |
| Nature-Based Avoidance South America Yr01 | SANBD00 | |
| Biochar, India Current Year | INBCY00 | New Biochar, India assessments reflect standard SDGs for Biochar projects, but not any additional co-benefits. |
| Biochar, India Yr01 | INBDY00 | |
| Platts CRC $/mtCO2e Current Year | ACRCA00 | Platts CRC was updated to reflects volumes 500-50,000 mt, aligning with the latest specifications of Platts Natural Carbon Capture, Blue Carbon, Biochar, US and Biochar, India assessments. |
| Platts CRC $/mtCO2e Yr01 | ACRCB00 |
This clarification follows several changes to the methodology for Platts' voluntary carbon markets coverage, including the launch of new assessments, effective June 2.
Please see further details in the subscriber note.
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