Argus Unveils Comprehensive Global Carbon Service for Market Participants
Argus Launches a New Global Carbon Service
On April 28, 2025, Argus Media, a leader in the commodities and energy information sector, unveiled a comprehensive carbon service designed to meet the diverse needs of market participants. This new offering integrates compliance emissions trading schemes with voluntary carbon markets, reflecting the evolving landscape of carbon trading in accordance with the commitments of the Paris Agreement and the recent deliberations of the United Nations Climate Change Conferences.
As global initiatives adapt to climate challenges, carbon markets are becoming increasingly intricate. Stakeholders are now tasked with navigating the cross-border trading dynamics, which involve the international parameters of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement alongside various national emissions trading schemes being implemented worldwide. This environment presents both challenges and opportunities for market players to enhance trading effectiveness and liquidity.
As part of its service rollout, Argus provides daily updates on compliance and voluntary carbon markets, including detailed assessments of the recently instituted Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) and the Australian Safeguard Mechanism Credit (SMC) schemes. Furthermore, Argus plans to follow these assessments with price metrics for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) and innovative carbon removal technologies.
The interactive web portal developed by Argus is a key feature of this new service. It allows users to access a wealth of resources, including carbon pricing, breaking news, detailed analyses, and crucial market data essential for understanding the decarbonization strategies in high-emission sectors like aviation, transportation, steel manufacturing, chemicals, and agriculture. In addition to these tools, Argus introduces a weekly