Global Carbon Registry explodes into Action
More Blue Carbon, Gas to Energy in Siberia + Insured Biofuels blending USA
A huge variety of new and uniquely high-quality projects have been issued and listed on CTX: While much of the market was snoozing in May, GCR had a banner month. Blue Carbon – Italian Mangroves for only €9.00, newly issued credits from Portugal Agro-Forestry (€30.00); Turkish Hydro ($1.00), North Asian (Siberia) Waste Gas to Energy ($2.00) and OKA insured Biofuels Blending USA ($18.00 neg).
And the line-up of new projects ‘converting’ from other registries is accelerating – low prices, flexible but comprehensive processes for KYC/AML and full 3rd party PDD & MRV reports, it provides a simple and cost-effective approach to project registration, with credits able to be electronically listed for sale on CTX within minutes of issuance.
New Project Northern Asia
WASTE GAS TO ENERGY
REDUCING POLLUTION AND CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS (5 SDGs)
GCR – $2.00 per ton CO2e
Global Carbon Registry (GCR) is proud to introduce a major new project in North Asia -in simple terms, this project takes gas that would normally be burned off as waste and puts it to good use as a cleaner energy source.
Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX) Enters High-Growth Phase
CTX Enhanced Fee Structure – Effective April 1st, 2026
Following a highly successful and profitable 2025, CTX is proud to deliver meaningful value to our loyal members while accelerating our growth trajectory to welcome even more participants to the world’s leading carbon trading platform.
We are pleased to announce significant fee reductions designed to reward higher-volume trading and further strengthen the economics of participation on CTX.
Peaks and Troughs – Portfolio Build takes centre stage
Combine Ultra High Quality with extraordinarily low priced CERs
Corporate Budgets need big diversity Portfolios: The CTX search functionality is designed to help brokers / corporate buyers hit all offset criteria. Project Type, Nation /Region, SDGs, Credit Standard or even vintage, plus many of the co-benefits. But an offset portfolio may mean a combination of these to meet the ultimate hard line – Budget.
The recent plunge in price for CDM and CTX CERs has nothing to do with the ‘quality’ of the offsets diminishing as we outline in the story below. But for Buyers it creates a unique portfolio opportunity that won’t last forever.
The concept of a Portfolio is to achieve Carbon Neutrality within a budget without compromising the other core requirements of the end buyer (off setter).
CTX has also multiple recent listings of high-cost High Quality Credits with more charismatic ‘features’. Using the Portfolio approach also minimises any risk of negative media (true or untrue) on sectors or project types
CTX – Record December Defies Market Depression
Trust, Confidence, Performance: The cornerstones of CTX for over 18 years. All the way to New Years Eve (15 transactions) CTX traded volume of over $2.5 million, with no interruption over Christmas or New Year, despite most of our team on holidays. And prices ranged from 30,000 Verra @ $8.15 down to 190,000 CTX UN CERs @ the new reduced Floor Price of $0.30. That wave of positive action has continued into January – the much-awaited resurgence in the global VCM has finally started, but it didn’t just happen, it required huge efforts over the entire year of 2025.
In this newsletter we will outline the new innovative technology solutions to support even more trading and growth.
And the amazing once in a lifetime opportunity for buyers.
Carbon Buyers could have a Very Merry Christmas!
Amongst the many things that happened – or didn’t happen – at COP30 in Brazil, the UNFCCC quietly drafted a Board Resolution to close the UNFCCC CDM Registry in the latter part of 2026. This was first reported by Sylvera with the draft Board Resolution here.
As long standing partners of the CDM Registry since 2017 , we are still waiting for clarification and we will inform you as soon as we have any updates. (Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) is our partner.)
CTX Celebrates 15 years of Westpac Bank Integration
For Cricket Fans worldwide the Ashes is considered the pinnacle of test cricket. So of course nobody could possibly have missed Westpac Banks sponsorship of the Australian team and the Ashes. But of course the UK Media had to pile on criticism in the face of resounding defeat for the English team as if they have no history. In October 2010 Westpac announced their announced their “deal to Support Carbon Trade eXchange” which was officially launched in early 2011. As the Sustainability Matters blog said then “Carbon Trade Exchange and Westpac have teamed up to create what is claimed to be the world’s first electronic interface for the voluntary carbon market. The solution will allow companies to trade as buyers or sellers into the Carbon Trade Exchange from their own bank account”.
15 years later, the technology that Global Environmental Markets built and CTX paid for is still running strong.
Just like the Veterans in the Aussie cricket team. Of course, we wish the English team all the best for the rest of the series, we guess they’ll get used to the Westpac Logo.
OMR Report – Carbon Credit Trading Platform Market
Carbon Credit Trading Platform Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Type (Voluntary, and Compliance/Regulated), and by System type (Cap and Trade, and Baseline and Credit), and by End-user (Industrial, Utilities, Energy, Petrochemical, Aviation and Others) Forecast Period (2024-2031)
Warm up your Business and Cool Down the Planet
Winter is coming
Warm up your Business and Cool Down the Planet
Buyers – New Members Offer
Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX)
While COP30 is talking, time for action – Pay only US$495 in November – Register here for our special WINTER25 CTX membership
Global Carbon Sales Solution
B2B & B2C online platforms access world’s largest inventory.
The world has been bombarded with new Ai startups – but of course if they have no history, limited market credibility, why would projects list credits there? In our 18+ years CTX has never had a default trade, non-delivery of credits or non-payment to projects or credit owners, despite closing in on $1 billion+ traded.
The CTX API will grant instant access to the entire CTX inventory for trusted platforms or broker reseller – without the need to have their clients engage with CTX at all.
