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Carbon Prices, Generation Mix & Policy Snapshots
Editorially curated. Every value carries a source and as-of date.
Carbon Price Snapshot (live · 2026-05-21)
| Market | Type | Price (USD/tCO₂) | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Verra VCS RE Indicative; Ecosystem Marketplace 'State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2025' + Carbon Pulse 2024-2025 weekly summaries | voluntary | $4.50–$8.00 | 2026-Q1 |
Gold Standard RE Indicative; Gold Standard impact registry + Carbon Pulse voluntary-market weighted averages 2024-2025 | voluntary | $5.00–$12.00 | 2026-Q1 |
Brazilian voluntary I-REC Indicative; Brazilian voluntary I-REC OTC disclosures (Instituto Totum I-REC Brazil registry + broker summaries) | voluntary | $4.50–$7.00 | 2026-Q1 |
RGGI rggi.org/auctions/auction-results (RGGI program operator, canonical) | compliance | $24.99 | 2026-03-11 |
California CCA ww2.arb.ca.gov/.../results_summary.pdf (CARB Joint Auction settlement record, canonical) | compliance | $27.94 | 2026-02-01 |
EU ETS tradingeconomics.com/commodity/carbon | compliance | $81.66 | 2026-05-21 |
SBCE — | compliance | TBD — phasing in 2025-2031 | — |
Indicative values across reference carbon markets (USD/tCO₂, sourced per entry below). Not a price quote and not investment advice. Realized prices depend on vintage, registry, project type, additionality assessment, and counterparty. Markets shown are not interchangeable. EU ETS spot is sourced from Trading Economics as a reference redisplay of ICE EUA settlement; canonical reconciliation against DEHST quarterly auction reports is recorded in the EU ETS entry's canonical_reconciliation block.
Renewable Generation Mix (% of total)
| Country | Hydro | Wind | Solar | Fossil | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil ONS / EPE Boletim Mensal | 58 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2024 |
United States EIA Monthly Energy Review | 6 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 2024 |
Mexico CENACE / SENER | 9 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 2023 |
Chile Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional | 24 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 2024 |
Colombia XM Operador del SIN | 68 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 2024 |
Germany Fraunhofer ISE / Ember | 4 | 31 | 12 | 39 | 2024 |
Spain Red Eléctrica de España | 13 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 2024 |
Portugal REN — Redes Energéticas Nacionais | 23 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 2024 |
Average Electricity Price (USD/kWh)
| Country | Residential | Industrial | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Brazil ANEEL Tariff Reports / GlobalPetrolPrices | 0.16 | 0.11 | 2024 |
United States EIA Electric Power Monthly | 0.17 | 0.08 | 2024 |
Mexico CFE / GlobalPetrolPrices | 0.07 | 0.10 | 2024 |
Chile CNE Chile | 0.18 | — | 2024 |
Germany Eurostat | 0.40 | 0.20 | 2024 |
Spain Eurostat | 0.27 | 0.15 | 2024 |
Portugal Eurostat | 0.25 | 0.18 | 2024 |
Distributed Generation Snapshot
| Country | Installed (GW) | Systems | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Brazil ANEEL SIGA / ABSOLAR | 32.0 | ~3.0M | 2024 |
United States SEIA / Wood Mackenzie | 50.0 | ~5M | 2024 |
Germany Bundesnetzagentur Marktstammdatenregister | 90.0 | ~3.7M | 2024 |
Chile CNE Chile (Net Billing) | 1.7 | — | 2024 |
Carbon Market Integrity Tracker
- ICVCM Core Carbon Principles2024–2025
Assessment Framework v1 in active rollout; methodologies being categorised against CCPs.
Relevance: Raises the bar for additionality, MRV quality, and avoids double-counting.
Source: ICVCM - VCMI Claims Code of Practice2024
Scope 3 Flexibility Claim and Monitoring & Reporting Framework finalised.
Relevance: Sets buyer-side rules for credible corporate use of voluntary credits.
Source: VCMI - Verra VCS Program2023–2024
Updated REDD+ consolidated methodology (VM0048) prioritising jurisdictional baselines.
Relevance: Reduces over-crediting risk in nature-based projects.
Source: Verra - Brazil SBCE (Law 15.042/2024)Dec 2024
Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões established; cap-and-trade phasing in over ~6 years.
Relevance: Creates Brazil's first compliance carbon market, with linkage potential to voluntary integrity standards.
Source: Brazil — Lei nº 15.042/2024
Policy & Incentive Snapshot
- Brazil — Lei 14.300 — Marco Legal da Microgeração e Minigeração Distribuída2022 (transition through 2045)
Established stable rules and gradual tariff phase-in for distributed solar; underpins ~32 GW DG market.
Source: Casa Civil / ANEEL - Brazil — Lei 15.042 — Sistema Brasileiro de Comércio de Emissões (SBCE)Dec 2024
Brazil's first compliance carbon market; covers facilities >25 ktCO₂e/yr after phase-in.
Source: Casa Civil - United States — Inflation Reduction Act — clean energy tax credits2022–
Catalysed >USD 270 bn announced clean-tech investment; PTC/ITC extensions through 2032.
Source: US Treasury / DOE - European Union — Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)Transitional 2023; full 2026
Imposes carbon cost on imports of cement, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen.
Source: European Commission - Chile — Carbon tax (Ley 20.780) — USD 5/tCO₂2017
Applies to large stationary sources >50 MWt; expanded scope under reform discussions.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda
All market data is editorially curated. Each figure shows its source and as-of date. We do not present stale data as live.
Country Comparison
Side-by-side view of renewable share and electricity costs.
| Country | Renewables (Hydro+Wind+Solar+Bio) % | Solar % | Residential price (USD/kWh) | Carbon pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 89% | 9% | 0.16 | Brazilian voluntary I-REC — $5/tCO₂ |
| United States | 22% | 5% | 0.17 | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Mexico | 21% | 5% | 0.07 | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Chile | 57% | 19% | 0.18 | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Colombia | 73% | 3% | — | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Germany | 55% | 12% | 0.40 | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Spain | 55% | 17% | 0.27 | No active compliance market in dataset |
| Portugal | 66% | 11% | 0.25 | No active compliance market in dataset |
Source methodology
Karbera Intelligence prioritises primary sources, established financial media, recognised energy and carbon market publications, official regulators, grid operators, exchanges, carbon standards, government agencies, and reputable research firms. All market data is labeled by source and year. AI-generated summaries distinguish reported facts from interpretation. Original-language headlines and links are preserved; translation labels are shown when applicable.