UPDATE: Liquidity and prices hold steady for ACCUs, VCM credits see flight to integrity

Prices in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market have continued their gradual rising trend, with small gains for both Generic and Human Induced Regeneration (HIR) units. In contrast to recent weeks, HIR units saw the majority of trading activity on the brokered markets as counterparties found a comfortable price point, with consistent volumes transacted for the fifth consecutive week. The international Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) saw a rise in liquidity, but a continued downtrend in pricing as voluntary credits continue to grapple with integrity concerns, and buyers seek out higher quality projects. In the EU ETS, EUA prices traded