Platts to launch Americas IFM carbon credit assessments Nov 2

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

Platts first proposed to launch these assessments Sept. 3. The new assessments will capture a growing segment of the carbon credit market, in which Platts has observed increasing spot liquidity and evolving standardization. The assessments will also add further granularity to Platts coverage of carbon credits from nature-based solutions.

Platts will 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.

The full specifications for the upcoming assessments are 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	ACR
Methodology	ACR IFM 1.3, 2.0, 2.1	ACR IFM 1.3, 2.0, 2.1
Third-party labels and verification	CCP label	CCP label
Volume	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e	10,000-100,000 mtCO2e
Vintages	2024+	2024+
Delivery	Current Year	Year 01

For Platts IFM United States (Avoidance) assessments, Platts originally proposed to only include credits issued under the ACR 1.3 and 2.0 methodologies, with vintages from 2021-2026, rolling forward one year on the first working day of July each year. In light of market feedback, these assessments will reflect credits issued under the ACR 1.3, 2.0 and 2.1 methodologies, including vintages from 2024 and beyond.

	Platts IFM United States Current Year (Removals)	Platts IFM United States Yr01 (Removal)
Registries and Standards	ACR	ACR
Methodology	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

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

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

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