ACCU prices moved in a choppy pattern last week, with a 5-week low in activity seeing our key price assessments close marginally lower. This was balanced by a burst of activity in the derivatives market, with weekly forward volumes reaching a 12-month high as entities continue to position for upcoming Safeguard Mechanism compliance.
Elsewhere, we provide an update on the active pipeline for new method development and period reviews into year-end and Q1 2026.
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 choppy on the week, close marginally lower, as seasonal momentum briefly wavers
Total traded volumes across the Australian exchange-traded and over the counter (OTC) carbon markets rose to 625k last week (+118k WoW), despite reduced activity, interrupted by the Singapore Carbon Market & Investor Forum (Thursday – Friday, 25k spot total). Weekly totals remained below both the compliance year-to-date average (767k) and the equivalent average in October 2024 (820k).
Spot market volumes dropped to a 5-week low of 315k (-68k WoW), again led by Generic No-Avoided Deforestation
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