Platts proposes to launch new Americas IFM carbon credit assessments, Nov 2

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to launch new price assessments for carbon credits originating from Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects in the Americas, effective Nov. 2, 2026.

The new assessments would capture a growing segment of the carbon credit market, in which Platts has observed increasing spot liquidity and evolving standardization. The assessments would also add further granularity to Platts coverage of carbon credits from nature-based solutions.

Platts proposes to launch new price assessments covering removals credits from IFM projects in Mexico, and avoidance and removals credits from projects in the United States. Both assessments would reflect credits holding a CCP (Core Carbon Principles) label.

CCP-labeled credits are issued from projects using methodologies approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and which have been verified and tagged by approved certifiers as meeting high integrity standards for effective governance, transparency, tracking and robust independent third-party verification, as outlined under the ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles.

Platts invites feedback on the proposed new assessments and full specifications detailed below:

	Platts IFM Mexico Current Year (Removals)	Platts IFM Mexico Yr01 (Removals)
Registries and Standards	CAR (Mexico Forestry Protocol)	CAR (Mexico Forestry Protocol)
Third-party labels and verification	CCP label	CCP label
Volume	5,000-50,000 mtCO2e	5,000-50,000 mtCO2e
Vintages	2022-2025; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.	2023-2026; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.
Delivery	Current Year	Year 01

	Platts IFM United States Current Year (Avoidance)	Platts IFM United States Yr01 (Avoidance)
Registries and Standards	ACR (IFM 1.3, 2.0)	ACR (IFM 1.3, 2.0)
Third-party labels and verification	CCP label	CCP label
Volume	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e
Vintages	2021-2026; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.	2021-2026; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.
Delivery	Current Year	Year 01
Notes	Assessment reflects Avoidance IFM credits from ICVCM-approved legacy methodologies issued against dynamic baselines.	Assessment reflects Avoidance IFM credits from ICVCM-approved legacy methodologies issued against dynamic baselines.

	Platts IFM United States Current Year (Removals)	Platts IFM United States Yr01 (Removal)
Registries and Standards	ACR (IFM 1.3, 2.0)	ACR (IFM 1.3, 2.0)
Third-party labels and verification	CCP label	CCP label
Volume	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e
Vintages	2021-2026; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.	2021-2026; vintages roll forward one year on the first working day of July each year.
Delivery	Current Year	Year 01
Notes	Assessment reflects Removals IFM credits from ICVCM-approved legacy methodologies issued against dynamic baselines.	Assessment reflects Removals IFM credits from ICVCM-approved legacy methodologies issued against dynamic baselines.

The daily assessments would reflect market value at 13:30 Houston time and follow the Platts US publishing calendar. Assessments would consider bids, offers, trades, and any other market information deemed relevant to the assessment process.

Platts would also publish monthly averages for each of the above assessments.

Please send all feedback, comments, and questions to platts_carbon@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com, by Sept. 25, 2026.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.