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Offset Pricing Monthly Market Digest – April 2024

by Derek Six | May 7, 2024

Updates for the period ending April 30, 2024

.CCO 8s-Non-DEBsBid 14.80Ask 14.90
.CCO 8s-DEBsBid 35.25Ask 35.35

CCO 8s are ARB-issued offsets available for spot delivery and subject to 8 years during which they may be invalidated.

.CCO 3s- Non-DEBsBid 14.90Bid 15.00
.CCO 3s- DEBsBid 35.35Bid 35.45

CCO 3s are ARB-issued offsets available for spot delivery and subject to 3 years during which they may be invalidated. The reduction to 3 years is achieved by having a different verifier successfully verify the project the following year.

.CA Compliance AllowancesBid 37.60Ask 37.70

Allowances are the permits entities purchase to emit in CA. Entities can substitute offsets for up to 4% of their total emissions. Prices shown are for the front-month futures contract.

.CA Floor Price 202424.04

The minimum price at which entities can purchase allowances in 2024.

.Estimated CA floor price 202526.12

Allowances are the permits entities purchase to emit in CA. Entities can substitute offsets for up to 4% of their total (the minimum price at which entities can purchase allowances in 2025 increases by 5% annually plus CPI-U).

(Bid/Ask Prices are taken from multiple broker quotes for the period ended April 30, 2024. The 2024 CA Floor price is the regulatory minimum auction price for allowances. The 2025 estimate is based on regulatory rules and ClimeCo’s assumption of inflation in 2024 as measured by the CPI-U index. Green numbers indicate positive changes during the month, red numbers indicate negative changes during the month, and black numbers are unchanged.)

Offset Supply Information:

All CCOs issued to date: 259.34 million

CA and General Market Commentary:

  • Issuances of CCOs in April totaled 705,672. We are watching the issuance trends as compared to the same period in previous years to gauge the available supply of DEBs and Non-DEBs offsets.  Since 2021, issuances have been on a downward trajectory, although 2024 issuances YTD are now up slightly as compared to 2023:
.YearTotal Issuances YTD
.20215,938,838
.20225,929,319
.20232,304,116
.20242,431,704

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