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Helping businesses manage their compliance costs and carbon targets

A holistic approach to carbon markets

Innovative solutions that deliver success

ClearBlue Markets is at the forefront of regulatory and market developments, supporting clients to navigate the complexities of carbon markets and optimize opportunities within them. We provide our clients with expert guidance on the most cost-effective and timely routes to meet compliance or voluntary targets. 

Advisory

ClearBlue Advisory supports clients in voluntary and compliance markets by developing tailored carbon pricing strategies that incorporate routes to market, carbon procurement and sales, and advocacy support. 


This guidance helps clients plan and achieve net-zero targets and optimize their carbon position.

Service Areas

Compliance 

We work with clients to understand risks and surface opportunities under compliance carbon pricing programs and assist with reporting across their facilities. 

 

Offset Strategy 

For clients engaging in the voluntary carbon markets, we provide hands-on support from education to procurement, implementation, reporting and portfolio valuation. 

 

Clean Fuels Regulation

We help clients understand the application of the Canadian Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR) and assess the feasibility of project qualification or credit generation under Categories 1,  2 and 3, with a strong focus on the interoperability of credits.

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Advisory

Market Intelligence

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ClearBlue Market Intelligence provides timely information and insights that support your effective participation in compliance and voluntary carbon markets. Our coverage includes proprietary analysis by ClearBlue Analysis and curated marketplace news.

 

Market Intelligence clients receive detailed carbon pricing, regional and global carbon market outlooks, policy and regulation updates, supply and demand fundamentals, and pricing forecasts that catalyze decision-making.

Coverage

  • ​Global Voluntary Offset Market

  • European Union and UK Emission Trading Schemes (EU ETS, UK ETS)

  • ​​Western Climate Initiative (WCI)

  • ​Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

  • ​Canadian Industrial Emitters Programs (Federal Backstop, Alberta's TIER, Ontario's EPS)

  • Fuel Standards Programs (California LCFS, BC LCFS, Oregon CFP, Washington CFS, Canadian CFS) and US Federal RFS (RINs)

  • Washington Carbon Cap-and-Invest 

  • Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and Guarantees of Origin (GOs)

  • New York Cap-and-Invest

  • Price-based coverage of China, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea 

Market Analysis

Transactions

Leaning on our expertise in emissions trading, project development and environmental policy, ClearBlue provides comprehensive transactional services to compliance and voluntary market participants. We efficiently manage compliance clients’ carbon exposure and source high-quality credits to meet voluntary participants' priorities and goals.

 

Our team offers advice and trading strategies to suit market participants whether they trade:

  • WCI Carbon Allowances (CCAs)

  • WCI Carbon Offsets (CCOs)

  • RGGI Allowances

  • Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), Verified Emission Reductions (VERs), and other major voluntary registry credits

  • Other products such as Surplus Credits, LCFS Credits, RINs, and EUAs.

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Transaccions
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Offset Project Development

Our technical team works closely with clients to develop offset projects and purchase and sell offsets under the significant compliance and voluntary registries. We support developers throughout the carbon offset credit creation process, including origination, implementation and commercialization. We resolve complex technical, regulatory and legal matters and ensure projects meet regulatory requirements and achieve optimal emission reductions.

 

Our services include:

  • Project and carbon value identification

  • Assessing feasibility and eligibility of offset projects, analyzing risks and optimizing project designs 

  • Providing support during project Validation and Approval

  • Assistance with the Issuance of carbon offsets

  • Commercialization of offsets

  • Securing funding for projects

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