Valuing Carbon Credits

Authored by Viridios Capital.

Valuing carbon credits

As carbon markets in Australia and internationally continue to evolve, the policies,
methodologies and Standards that support them are being improved and the market’s
understanding of what drives the price of each carbon credit is maturing.
Following the recent policy changes across Australia’s compliance market and improved
transparency in the international voluntary carbon market (VCM), we’re getting a clearer
picture of what investors place a value on when investing in carbon credits.
Using VAI data, this paper illustrates why some carbon credits trade at a premium relative to
others, and illustrates the need to look past the benchmarks to reveal the true underlying
value of individual projects.

Access the full report here.