The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is undergoing a major shift, with higher-quality credits gaining recognition and commanding price premiums. The newly released State of Quality and Pricing in the VCM report from Calyx Global and ClearBlue Markets reveals how 2024 became a defining year for carbon credit quality, pricing trends, and buyer behavior.

To bring these insights to life, the report’s authors presented key findings and introduced groundbreaking indices that publicly track VCM quality and price dynamics:

Calyx Carbon Integrity Index™ – Tracks the quality of issuances and retirements using the largest dataset of project-level GHG integrity ratings available.

Calyx-ClearBlue Carbon Price-Integrity Index™ – Aggregates 2,000 pricing data points from ClearBlue Markets and 800 integrity ratings from Calyx Global to reveal how the market values quality.

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