ACCU prices opened the year positively last week, lifting to a 2-month high to extend December’s mildly positive price trend. A burst of derivatives activity included the latest-dated options positioning to date, with collars remaining the favoured longer-dated options structure. Meanwhile, DCCEEW has now released the long-awaited IFLM exposure draft, with a formal consultation scheduled to begin in late January.
RepuTex’s Carbon Weekly report breaks down activity in the Australian exchange-traded and OTC carbon markets (spot and derivatives) over the past week, including key trends and drivers, our latest pricing and benchmarks, and our daily forward curves.
ACCU prices open 2026 on positive note, climb to 2-month high, activity seen for Environmental Plantings
Total traded volumes across the Australian exchange-traded and over the counter (OTC) carbon markets increased to 567k last week, below both the compliance year-to-date average (726k) and the January 2025 weekly average (934k).
Spot market volumes of 302k were led by Generic No-Avoided Deforestation ACCUs (71%), followed by HIR ACCUs (20%), Generic ACCUs (7%) and Environmental Plantings ACCUs (2%).
After a fortnight of subdued activity over the holiday period (December 22nd – January 4th, 60k total) and tightly knit spot prices ($36.50/t – $36.60/t),
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