ACCU spot prices remained tightly rangebound last week, with our Generic ACCU (Market Close) assessment ending the week down 0.25/t WoW, closing at $35.45/t on trading into Friday’s close. SMCs re-emerged in the spot market, trading into a narrower discount, while November 2025 dated options lead derivatives volumes.
Elsewhere, DCCEEW announced the “Default Prescribed Unit Price” for FY25, with the government adopting RepuTex’s ACCU price benchmark to set the standard price for prescribed carbon units under the Safeguard Mechanism.
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.
“Default Prescribed Unit Price” of $36.05 for FY25 – RepuTex benchmark adopted as standard price for Australian carbon units
Last week, RepuTex’s ACCU price benchmark was recognised as the “Default Prescribed Unit Price” (DPUP) by the Australian Government – setting the standard price for prescribed carbon units under the Safeguard Mechanism.
In 2023–24, RepuTex became the first Australian price reporting agency (PRA) to comply with the International Organization of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO) PRA Principles, governing commodity benchmarks.
This established an auditable price benchmark for
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