Energy Transition, Carbon, Emissions
February 02, 2026
Platts changes specifications, name of Methane Collection carbon credit assessment
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has changed the methodology for its Methane Collection price assessment to reflect the value of voluntary carbon credits with a Core Carbon Principles (CCP)-label, issued by projects managing methane emissions, effective Feb. 2, 2026.
These changes are in response to growing availability and demand for credits with a CCP label in the methane management segment of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). With the acceptance of CCP labels, buyers are looking at a wider array of project types in the methane space, across a range of geographic regions.
CCP-labelled credits are issued for projects using CCP-approved methodologies, which have been verified and tagged by the Integrity Council for the VCM (ICVCM) as meeting high integrity standards for effective governance, transparency, tracking and robust independent third-party verification.
Effective Feb. 2, the assessment reflects the value of credits with a CCP label, from any region and any methane collection or methane management project, including gas leakage reduction projects. These specifications better reflect current liquidity in the market, as well as evolving buyer preferences.
| Specifications from Feb. 2 | |
| Specifications | Includes, but is not limited to landfill gas collection, waste gas, livestock waste management and gas leakage reduction projects |
| Volume | 10,000 - 200,000 mtCO2e units. |
| Vintage | Vintages 2021 onwards for both Current Year and Year 01 Methane Management price assessments . No rolling of the vintage. |
| Delivery | Current year delivery and delivery one year forward |
| Co-benefits and Geography | Carbon credits without additional co-benefits or specific geographical region beyond standard co-benefits for methane management projects. |
| Registries & Standards | Projects certified by the following registries or standards: Gold Standard (GS), Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), the American Carbon Registry, and Puro.Earth |
| Publishing Schedule | 16:30 London timestamp and follows the London holiday calendar |
Previously, the Platts Methane Collection price assessment reflected the value of the most competitive and the most fungible credits issued by methane collection projects with a vintage from each of the past three years, including the current year, and rolling on the first day of July. Specifically, the price assessment reflected the value of Verra Carbon Standard-certified, non-CCP-labelled landfill gas credits from Turkey.
To align with the above changes, Platts has changed the name of the assessment as detailed below, to better reflect the nature of credits considered within the assessment, and to reflect market perception of these credits:
| Assessment Code | Previous Assessment Description | Assessment Description from Feb. 2 |
| AMECA00 | Platts Methane Collection $/mtCO2e Current Year | Platts Methane Management $/mtCO2e Current Year |
| AMECB00 | Platts Methane Collection $/mtCO2e Yr01 | Platts Methane Management $/mtCO2e Yr01 |
Platts initially proposed these changes in a proposal note published on Nov . 12, available here: Platts proposes changes to specifications, name of Methane Collection carbon credit assessment Feb. 2 | S&P Global. Platts confirmed the changes in a decision note published on Dec. 19, available here: Platts to change specifications, name of Methane Collection carbon credit assessment, Feb. 2 | S&P Global.
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