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The carbon market, decoded.

A curated library of pricing data, methodologies, policy updates and primary sources behind everything My Tree, My Life builds. Updated as the market moves.

Pricing — 2026 indicative bands

What a carbon credit actually costs.

Voluntary carbon prices are not one number — they are five markets. Bands below reflect spot ranges from public registries and broker indices.

REDD+ Avoided Deforestation
$4 – $15 / tCO₂e
+18% YoY
Most My Tree, My Life projects sit in this band — high integrity, jurisdictional REDD+ commands a premium.
Afforestation / Reforestation (ARR)
$10 – $35 / tCO₂e
+24% YoY
Long-duration removals with measurable biomass growth. Premium for native-species, biodiversity-rich projects.
Improved Forest Management (IFM)
$8 – $22 / tCO₂e
+12% YoY
Extended rotations and reduced-impact logging on managed forestlands.
Engineered Removals (DAC, BiCRS)
$120 – $600 / tCO₂e
−5% YoY
Durable, high-permanence credits. Cost falling as capacity scales.
Renewables & Cookstoves (legacy)
$0.50 – $4 / tCO₂e
−40% YoY
Largely de-listed by integrity bodies. Avoid for net-zero claims.

Sources: Verra & Gold Standard registries, Sylvera and BeZero rating bands, MSCI Carbon Markets indices, Ecosystem Marketplace State of the Voluntary Carbon Market 2025. Bands are indicative — bilateral deals on rated, vintage-recent forest credits are clearing materially higher.

Glossary

Speak the language.

tCO₂e
One metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent — the universal unit of a carbon credit.
REDD+
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus conservation, sustainable management and enhancement of carbon stocks.
Additionality
Proof that the emissions reduction would not have happened without the project's revenue from credits.
Permanence
How long the carbon stays out of the atmosphere. Forest credits use risk buffers; engineered removals offer durability of 1,000+ years.
Buffer pool
A fraction of every issuance held back by the registry to insure against reversals (fire, illegal logging, etc.).
Vintage
The year the emission reduction occurred. Recent vintages typically trade at a premium.
Corresponding adjustment
Under Article 6, the host country deducts the transferred reduction from its own NDC ledger to avoid double-counting.

Primary Sources

Don't take our word for it.

Every figure, methodology and claim on this site is anchored to one of the following independent registries, ratings agencies or scientific bodies.

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