Carbon Intelligence built to price the market, not just the tonne.
SYNE turns raw carbon pricing, trading and registry data into independent price benchmarks, forward curves and policy tracking - across compliance and voluntary markets - so trading desks, corporates and investors can price risk and opportunity in real time.
From a single price point to a full market view.
SYNE's Carbon Intelligence solution combines independent price benchmarking, market analytics, forecasting and policy tracking into one feed - built for anyone who needs to trade, budget, or forecast against the carbon market, not just report on it.
Price Benchmarking
Independent daily price benchmarks segmented by vintage, methodology, project type and registry.
Market & Trading Analytics
Volume, liquidity and open-interest analytics across major carbon exchanges and OTC markets.
Forward Curves & Forecasting
Forward price curves and scenario-based forecasts for compliance and voluntary carbon markets.
Policy & Regulatory Tracking
Real-time tracking of Article 6, CORSIA, ETS reforms and national carbon pricing mechanisms.
Supply & Demand Analytics
Issuance, retirement and project pipeline data to model credit supply against corporate buyer demand.
Cross-Market Comparison
Like-for-like price comparison across registries, methodologies and jurisdictions on a single index.
Four market segments. One consistent benchmark.
Carbon Intelligence spans compliance schemes, voluntary registries, Article 6 and CORSIA instruments, and emerging national markets - all benchmarked to the same independent methodology so prices are genuinely comparable across segments.
Compliance Markets
Government-mandated cap-and-trade and carbon tax schemes.
- EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme
- California Cap-and-Trade
- China National ETS
- RGGI (US Northeast)
- Korea ETS
Voluntary Markets
Independently registered credits transacted outside a compliance mandate.
- Verra VCS
- Gold Standard
- American Carbon Registry (ACR)
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
- Puro.earth
Article 6 & CORSIA
Bilateral cooperation and international aviation offset instruments.
- Article 6.2 Bilateral Cooperation
- Article 6.4 Mechanism Credits
- Corresponding Adjustment Tracking
- CORSIA-Eligible Emissions Units
Emerging & National Markets
Newer domestic schemes gaining transaction volume and price discovery.
- India Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS)
- Indonesia IDXCarbon
- Japan GX-ETS
- Brazil SBCE
From raw market data to a trading or budgeting decision.
Carbon Intelligence is delivered as a continuous feed, refreshed daily as new transaction, registry and policy data becomes available.
Market Data Ingestion
Transaction, exchange, OTC and registry data ingested daily across 40+ compliance and voluntary markets.
Independent Pricing
Raw transaction data normalised into independent benchmarks by vintage, methodology and registry.
Forward Curves
Forward-looking price curves and scenario forecasts built from supply, demand and policy signals.
Trading & Budgeting
Feed directly into trading desks, corporate carbon budgets, and hedging or procurement strategies.
Built for anyone who has to act on the price, not just watch it.
Carbon markets remain fragmented across registries, geographies and instrument types - Carbon Intelligence gives every participant a common, comparable reference point.
Carbon Trading Desks
Trade against independent benchmarks and forward curves spanning compliance and voluntary markets.
Corporates & Compliance Buyers
Budget for compliance obligations and voluntary offset purchases using forward-looking price forecasts.
Carbon Project Developers & Issuers
Benchmark issuance pricing against comparable projects, vintages and methodologies before going to market.
Investors & Carbon Funds
Model portfolio value and construct positions across carbon instruments using consistent, cross-market pricing.
Insurers & Risk Underwriters
Price delivery and settlement risk on carbon-backed instruments using independent market benchmarks.
Policymakers & Regulators
Track cross-market price convergence and policy impact as compliance schemes evolve and link.
A fragmented market can't be traded on a single, self-reported number.
Carbon prices are still frequently quoted from a single exchange, a single registry, or a single broker - with no disclosed methodology for how vintage, project type or verification quality was accounted for. That's workable for a rough estimate, but it breaks down the moment a trading desk, a budget, or a hedge depends on the number being right.
Why carbon markets are hard to price
The same underlying tonne can trade at very different prices depending on registry, vintage and verification quality - with no single reference point across markets.
What it means for compliance buyers
Forward-looking, independent price curves let corporates budget for compliance and offset costs instead of reacting to spot-price shocks.
What it means for traders
Consistent cross-market pricing surfaces arbitrage and liquidity opportunities that a single-market view can't see.
What the intelligence actually tells you
An independent, methodology-disclosed benchmark that's genuinely comparable across registries, vintages and jurisdictions - not a single broker's quote.
What separates SYNE Carbon Intelligence from a single exchange feed.
Four principles run through every benchmark and forecast we publish, from a single vintage price to a full market forecast.
Independent price sourcing
Benchmarks are built from transaction, exchange and OTC data across multiple sources - not a single exchange's self-reported price.
Mapped to registries & methodologies
Every benchmark is segmented by registry, methodology and vintage, so comparisons are genuinely like-for-like.
Regulatory-grade independence
Operating under the same independence standards as every SYNE Rating, with methodology and sourcing published.
Connected to Carbon Ratings
The same market data underpins Carbon Ratings' market-wide pricing intelligence and every SYNE Index carbon-market view.
Carbon Intelligence is a market view, not a judgement on a project.
A Carbon Rating tells you whether a specific project or issuer deserves confidence. Carbon Intelligence tells you what the market is actually paying, and where it's likely headed.
Market data, not project scrutiny
Carbon Intelligence benchmarks prices and flows across the market - it doesn't independently assess a single project's additionality or permanence.
Daily, not periodic
Price benchmarks and market analytics update daily; forward curves and policy trackers refresh as new signals emerge.
API, bulk file, or platform
Structured, machine-readable feeds built for direct integration into trading, treasury and budgeting systems.
Shares data with Carbon Ratings
The same pricing and transaction data referenced in a Carbon Rating's market-wide pricing intelligence component comes from this feed.
Custom baskets & indices
Build a custom price index across a specific registry, project type, or vintage range for internal reporting or hedging.
Used across trading desks & treasuries
Referenced by carbon trading desks, corporate treasuries and carbon funds across our 71 licensed markets.
Priced across 40+ markets in 71 licensed countries.
Carbon Intelligence spans compliance schemes, voluntary registries, and Article 6 and CORSIA instruments across every jurisdiction SYNE is licensed in - from established ETS markets to emerging national schemes.
View the full country list →Each mark represents active coverage in one jurisdiction
The ratings and data that connect to this solution.
Carbon Intelligence shares its underlying market data with Carbon Ratings and the SYNE Index, and sits alongside a wider set of climate and ESG solutions.
Get ahead of the carbon market.
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